Growing-up modern : the Western state builds Third-World schools /

The modern state - First and Third Worlds alike - pushes tirelessly to expand mass education and to deepen the schools' effect upon children. First published in 1991, Growing-Up Modern explores why, how, and with what actual effects state actors so vehemently pursue this dual political agenda....

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Main Author: Fuller, Bruce (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxfordshire, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2014.
Series:Routledge library editions. Development.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; Preface; 1 A Faithful Yet Rocky Romance Between State and School; 2 What Drives the Expansion and Deepening of Mass Schooling?; 3 Winding Up Schools: The State Constructs Teachers' Roles and Tools; 4 Strong States, Strong Teachers?; 5 Choice, Community and the Teaching Craft; Notes; Index.