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Recent years have shown the growth of federal legislation and
programs having a profound impact on educational policy and
practice, and a decline in reliance on broadly based educational
justifications. Paralleling this development has been the emergence
of well-endowed and influential private foundations, and an
increase in corporate influence in shaping policy. In this volume
the authors consider the discourse, rhetoric, and underlying values
that sustain these developments alongside those that underlie more
longstanding and competing educational theories and practices. This
volume highlights the importance of recognizing opposing
conceptualizations of education-some more educationally productive
than others- and their core values, approaches to student learning,
strengths and weaknesses, and justification. The authors analyze
and critique what Jane Roland Martin has referred to as 'the deep
structure of educational thought', and seek improved educational
policy and practice with particular reference to curriculum and
pedagogy. It features a comparative analysis of competing
discourses including autocratic control, limited personal
development, and praxis.
Recent years have shown the growth of federal legislation and
programs having a profound impact on educational policy and
practice, and a decline in reliance on broadly based educational
justifications. Paralleling this development has been the emergence
of well-endowed and influential private foundations, and an
increase in corporate influence in shaping policy. In this volume
the authors consider the discourse, rhetoric, and underlying values
that sustain these developments alongside those that underlie more
longstanding and competing educational theories and practices. This
volume highlights the importance of recognizing opposing
conceptualizations of education-some more educationally productive
than others- and their core values, approaches to student learning,
strengths and weaknesses, and justification. The authors analyze
and critique what Jane Roland Martin has referred to as 'the deep
structure of educational thought', and seek improved educational
policy and practice with particular reference to curriculum and
pedagogy. It features a comparative analysis of competing
discourses including autocratic control, limited personal
development, and praxis.
Education in North America is a comprehensive critical reference
guide to the main educational themes in Canada and the United
States, from their historical roots to the present time. Bringing a
global awareness to the discussion of key contemporary issues and
recent reforms in North American education, this volume highlights
the similarities and the differences in the development of
educational provisions in both countries. Including a comparative
introduction to the challenges facing education in the countries in
light of political and social changes, this is an essential
reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and
policy-makers at all levels.
Education in North America is a concise and thorough reference
guide to the main themes in American and Canadian education from
their historical roots to the present time. The book brings a
global awareness to the discussion of local issues in North
American education and sheds light on the similar and different
ways that Canada and the United States have moved in light of
political and social changes. Scholarly contributions made by
active researchers from the region provide an overview of each
country's education system, the way in which it arose, and its
current state of affairs.
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