Contested Classrooms

Education, Globalization, and Democracy in Alberta

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

Education has become a battlefield, the classroom the arena where the contest is fought. The 1997 Ontario teachers' strike, the federal government's Millennium Scholarship, and a wave of protests across the country are among the signals that the war is heating up. Alberta stands as a Canadian model of radical education reform, propelled by economic necessity. But is all reform necessarily right or good?-and who decides? A range of commentators-teachers, scholars, parents, and others-discuss the conflict in Alberta's schools.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-03-01
Mått:152 x 216 x 15 mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:230
Förlag:University of Alberta Press
ISBN:9780888643155

Utforska kategorier

Pedagogik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Trevor W. Harrison is a Professor in the Sociology Department, University of Lethbridge, and former Director of the Parkland Institute. His areas of specialization include Canadian society, political economy, and public policy. Jerrold (Jerry) Kachur (1955-2020) was a professor of international political economy, social theory, and political philosophy. He taught undergraduate courses in the sociology of education and graduate courses in social theory and education, development theory and education, research methodologies, and policy analysis and education.

Recensioner i media

".highly informative, covers the main policy developments in an authoritative manner and could provoke much needed debate." David Taras, Alberta Views

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Public Education, Globalisation, and Democracy: Whither Alberta?; Passing Fancies: Educational Changes in Alberta; Constructing the Perpetual Learner: Education, Technology, and the New Economy; The "Alberta Advantage": For Whom?; The Marketing of the University; Orchestrating Delusions: Ideology and Consent in Alberta; Re-Investment Fables: Educational Finances in Alberta; Deep and Brutal: Funding Cuts to Education in Alberta; From Boardroom to Classroom: School Reformers in Alberta; Challenging Restructuring: The Alberta Teachers' Association; Is it just a Matter of Time? Part-Time Teaching Employment in Alberta; Board Games: The New (But Old) Rules; The Principalship at the Crossroads; Conclusion.