Anthony R. Welch, Edward R. Beauchamp

"...an interesting mix of writing styles, as well as breadth and depth of issue coverage...a single message comes across clearly throughout the book: the struggle for quality and equality in Third World education is far from over." -- International Journal of Educational Development 21 (2001)"This is a significant book in that it attempts to address issues of quality and equality within the wider context in which schools in the south have to function and educational policies have to be construed - both at the national and the international level." -- International Review of Education, 47 (6), 2001

• 1. Introduction: Quality and Equality in Third World Education Anthony R. Welch 2. The Tension between Quantity and Quality in Nicaraguan Education Robert F. Arnove 3. The Struggle to Achieve Quality: A Case Study of Palestinian Education Ibtisam Abu-Duhou 4. The Mirror of China: Questions of Quality and Equality R.F. Price 5. Reflection upon Class and Inequality in Chinese Education Erwin Epstein 6. Education and Mutuality - an Action Perspective Jane Hayes-Orton 7. 'Post-Marxist' Discourse and the Rethinking of Third World Educational Reform Ann Hickling Hudson 8. Qualifications, Quality and Inequality: A Political Economy of Sri Lankan Education Angela Little 9. The Search for Quality and Equality: The Case of Papua New Guinea Sheldon Weeks 10. The State, Adult Literacy Policy and Inequality in Botswana Frank Youngman 11. The Struggle for Quality and Inequality in Iranian Education: Problems, Progress and Prospects Gholam A. Tavassoli, Anthony R. Welch and K. Houshyar