Despite the odds : the contentious politics of education reform

Despite the odds : the contentious politics of education reform /

'Despite the Odds' examines five examples of education reform in South America, focusing on the political battle to secure reform in the face of powerfully entrenched opposition. It shows how strategic choices by reformers can reshape power equations & undermine institutional biases.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grindle, Merilee Serrill
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, ©2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Education > Political aspects > Latin America.
Educational change > Latin America.
Education and state > Latin America.
Education and state
Education > Political aspects
Educational change
Bildungspolitik
Bildungsreform
Onderwijsbeleid.
Onderwijsvernieuwing.
Gevestigde orde.
Politique éducative.
Réforme du système éducatif.
Éducation.
État.
Latin America
Lateinamerika
Amérique latine.
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Table of Contents:
  • A Conundrum: Reform Despite the Odds
  • From Public Problems to Political Agendas
  • Sponsoring Reform: Executive Leadership, Formidable Constraints
  • Designing Reforms: Problems, Solutions, and Politics
  • Contesting Education: Teachers' Unions and the State
  • Contesting Education: Teachers' Unions versus Reformers
  • Implementing and Sustaining Change: New Arenas for Conflict
  • In Process: The Politics of Education Reform.

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