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  • Critical Studies of Education in Asia

    Knowledge, Power and the Politics of Curriculum Reforms

    Edited by Leonel Lim, Michael W. Apple ...
    Critical Studies of Education in Asia features analyses that take seriously the complex postcolonial, historical, and cultural consciousnesses felt across societies in Asia, and that bring these to bear on the changing terrain of knowledge, subjectivities, and power relations constructed both within schools and across the public sphere.In documenting the multiple sites of conflict and contestation ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Knowledge, Control and Critical Thinking in Singapore

    State ideology and the politics of pedagogic recontextualization

    by Leonel Lim ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education
    This book examines how critical thinking is regulated in Singapore through the process of what the influential sociologist of education Basil Bernstein termed "pedagogic recontextualization". The ability of critical thinking to speak to alternative possibilities and individual autonomy as well as its assumptions of a liberal arrangement of society is problematized in Singapore’s socio-political ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Corporate Elites and the Reform of Public Education

    by John Smyth, Rob Higham, Ruth McGinity, Steven Courtney, Andrew Wilkins, Helen M Gunter, James Duggan, Leonel Lim, Howard Prosser, Katy Swalwell, Kristin Sinclair, Nurdiana Gaus, Tanya Fitzgerald, Eleni Schirmer, Kenneth J. Saltman, Jahni M. A. Smith, Andrew L. LaFave, Patricia E. Burch ...
    Just what is the role and impact of corporate elites in contemporary reforms of public sector universities and schools?Providing fresh perspectives on matters of governance and vibrant case studies on the particular types of provision including curriculum, teaching and professional practices, Gunter, Hall and Apple bring together contributions from Argentina, Australia, England, Indonesia, ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • The Strong State and Curriculum Reform

    Assessing the politics and possibilities of educational change in Asia

    Edited by Leonel Lim, Michael W. Apple ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics
    As Asian education systems increasingly take on a stronger presence on the global educational landscape, of special interest is an understanding of the ways in which many of these states direct their schools towards higher achievement. What is missing, however, are accounts that take seriously the particular construction of the strong, developmental state witnessed across many Asian societies, and ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

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    Edited by William F. Pinar ...
    Series series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
    Continuing its calling to define the field and where it is going, the Second Edition of this landmark handbook brings up to date its comprehensive reportage of scholarly developments and school curriculum initiatives worldwide, providing a panoramic view of the state of curriculum studies globally. Its international scope and currency and range of research and theory reflect and contribute ... Read more

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  • Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum

    From Policy to Classroom

    Edited by Zongyi Deng, Christine Kim-Eng Lee, S Gopinathan ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This volume provides a multi-faceted and critical analysis of the Singapore curriculum in relation to globalization. First, it details reform initiatives established by the Singapore government to meet the challenges posed by globalization. Next, Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum presents how these reforms have been translated into programs, school subjects and operational frameworks and ... Read more

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  • A Socially Critical View Of The Self-Managing School

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    The shift from the model of central government educational control to school- based management has been widely adopted and acclaimed and has created the general impression of increased democracy and participation.; The international contributors to this book tackle this important policy issue and look behind the scenes of the moves towards school self- management. They investigate the phenomenon ... Read more

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  • Reconsidering Canadian Curriculum Studies

    Provoking Historical, Present, and Future Perspectives

    by Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Jennifer Rottmann ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Comprised of chapters written by established Canadian curriculum scholars as well as junior scholars and graduate students, this collection of essays provoke readers to imagine the different ways in which educational researchers can engage the narrative inquiry within the broader field of curriculum studies. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Rural Development Theory and Practice

    by Ruth McAreavey ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development and Society
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  • Curriculum Studies in Brazil

    Intellectual Histories, Present Circumstances

    Edited by W. Pinar ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This collection, comprised of chapters focused on the intellectual histories and present circumstances of curriculum studies in Brazil, is Pinar's summary of exchanges (occurring over a two-year period) between the authors and members of an International Panel (scholars working in Finland, South Africa, the United States). ... Read more

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  • The Short Guide to Community Development

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    Series series Short Guides
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