The Comparative Politics of Education - Teachers Unions and Education Systems around the World (Paperback)

Public education is critically important to the human capital, social well-being, and economic prosperity of nations. It is also an intensely political realm of public policy that is heavily shaped by power and special interests. Yet political scientists rarely study education, and education researchers rarely study politics. This volume attempts to change that by promoting the development of a coherent, thriving field on the comparative politics of education. As an opening wedge, the authors carry out an 11-nation comparative study of the political role of teachers unions, showing that as education systems everywhere became institutionalized, teachers unions pursued their interests by becoming well-organized, politically active, highly influential - and during the modern era, the main opponents of neoliberal reform. Across diverse nations, the commonalities are striking. The challenge going forward is to expand on this study's scope, theory, and evidence to bring education into the heart of comparative politics.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in the Comparative Politics of Education
Release date:	November 2016
Editors:	Terry M. Moe • Susanne Wiborg
Dimensions:	228 x 133 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-1-316-61976-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > Trade unions Promotions
LSN:	1-316-61976-1
Barcode:	9781316619766

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