Education Reform in Democratic Spain
Title | Education Reform in Democratic Spain PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Boyd-Barrett |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0415091489 |
Maurice Ravel: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer and theorist.
Education Reform in Contemporary Spain
Title | Education Reform in Contemporary Spain PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Boyd-Barrett |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2002-11 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1134874413 |
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Teaching Modernization
Title | Teaching Modernization PDF eBook |
Author | Óscar J. Martín García |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2019-12-03 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1789205468 |
In the 1960s and 1970s, the educational systems in Spain and Latin America underwent comprehensive and ambitious reforms that took place amid a "revolution of expectations" arising from decolonization, global student protests, and the antagonism between capitalist and communist models of development. Deploying new archival research and innovative perspectives, the contributions to this volume examine the influence of transnational forces during the cultural Cold War. They shed new light on the roles played by the United States, non-state actors, international organizations and theories of modernization and human capital in educational reform efforts in the developing Hispanic world.
Educational Reform in Europe
Title | Educational Reform in Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Richard R. Verdugo |
Publisher | IAP |
Pages | 189 |
Release | 2014-10-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1623966817 |
Education is a contested terrain. The symmetry of education reform among the seven countries examined in this volume is remarkable. There is much commonality in the issues they raise, in the competing groups battling over education policy, their policy choices, and the implementation of such policies. Also, all seven countries address the same issues: equity, global competition, the performance of their students. There are at least six important traits characterizing these battles: the context, the combatants, the issues, the process, and the policies. To begin with, history, culture, and governance regime set the context for education policy and reform. Second, there is the process of how these battles are waged--is compromise an outcome or is it a zero sum contest? Third, there appear to be four groups of combatants each with its own ideology representing a particular social class in society and their views about education and its uses: Conservatives, Socialists, Neo-Liberals, and Elites. Education is an important and valued resource that each status group tries to control and shape to its own views. Fourth, there are key issues that drive education reform: how education can best flatten a social system, how education train students for work, and how education socializes students to be functioning citizens. In recent years, fifth issue has emerged: student performance on international standardized tests. Not only is a society’s international reputation based on their students’ performance, but nations see such performance as an indicator of the quality of their educational system and if it is good enough to secure its economic future. Finally, there are the policies themselves--do they reduce or increase inequality, who benefits and how? The chapters in this volume clearly point out that education reform is not a homogeneous process as some scholars have conjectured. Rather, education reform involves heated battles over the control of the educational system because education is seen as a key factor in maintaining a society’s vision and social structure.
Transforming Education
Title | Transforming Education PDF eBook |
Author | Inmaculada Egido |
Publisher | Nova Publishers |
Pages | 138 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781594542084 |
For anyone wishing to understand the process of transforming education in Spain, Inmaculada Egido has presents a detailed and encyclopedic description of events. Against historic background, this book discusses the impact of recent and current change, a process which has transformed education from a very centralised to a decentralised and democratic system. As the author indicates :In the last three decades education in Spain has been characterised by a profound transformation. Practically, there is no aspect of the educational system that has not been modified during this period, including both the administration and government of education and the structure and content of educational levels, the education financing and the training and work conditions of teachers... despite the delay in the starting point the achievements of the Spanish educational system in the last years are undeniable'. The autonomy of schools receives much attention not the least because of the changes which affect school governance, the participation of parents and the role of the school principal. The author concludes that, despite democratisation, there remains the need to further this process in relation to the internal functioning of schools and especially in relation to the actual participation of parents and pupils. PARTIAL CONTENTS: Acknowledgements; The Spanish Educational System; Historical Overview of the Spanish Educational System; Key Features of the Educational System; Legislation, Principles and Administration of the Educational System; Structure of the Spanish Educational System; Teaching Staff; An Overview of the Spanish Educational System: Light and Shade; School Management: Meeting the Challenges of the New Millennium.
Spain's First Democracy
Title | Spain's First Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Stanley G. Payne |
Publisher | Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Pages | 498 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780299136741 |
Payne's study places Spain's Second Republic within the historical framework of Spanish liberalism, and the rapid modernisation of inter-war Europe. He aims to present a consistent and detailed interpretation, demonstrating striking parallels to the German Weimar Republic.
Teachers and the Struggle for Democracy in Spain, 1970-1985
Title | Teachers and the Struggle for Democracy in Spain, 1970-1985 PDF eBook |
Author | T. Groves |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2014-01-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1137323744 |
The book shows how teachers struggled to liberate their country's education system from the legacy of dictatorship, combining a general evaluation of the phenomenon with intimate glances at the people who drove it forward. By vindicating the importance of democratic professionals it illuminates the Spanish transition to democracy from a new angle.