Decentralisation and Privatisation in Education The Role of the Stat
Decentralisation and Privatisation in Education explores the ambivalent and problematic relationship between the State, privatisation, and decentralisation in education globally. Using a number of diverse paradigms, ranging from critical theory to globali
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Decentralisation Decentralisation and
and Privatisation in Education The Role of the State
Decentralisation and Privatisation in Education
Decentralisation and Privatisation in Education The Role of the State Edited by
J. Zajda Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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CONTENTS Preface ................................................................................................................... ix Acknowledgements ............................................................................................. xiii Contributors.......................................................................................................... xv Introduction Decentralisation and Privatisation in Education: The Role of the State / Joseph Zajda………………………………………………………………………..3 Part One: Global Perspectives on Decentralisation and Privatisation in Education Privatisation in Education in Canada: A Survey of Trends / Adam Davidson-Harden and Suzanne Majhanovich……………………………...31 Decentralisation and Privatisation of Education in Africa: Which one for Nigeria? / Macleans A. Geo-JaJa……………………………………………..57 Privatisation, Decentralisation and Governance in Education in the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, and Sweden / Holger Daun ……....75 Privatisation, Decentralisation, and Education in the United Kingdom: The Role of the State / David Turner……………………………………………..97 Part Two: Focus on Asia and Latin America The Decentralisation of Education in Kerala State, India: Rhetoric and Reality / M. V. Mukundan and Mark Bray…………………………………. 111 Decentralisation in Education, Institutional Culture and Teacher Autonomy in Indonesia / Christopher Bjork…………………………………….133 Decentralisation and School-Based Management in Thailand / David Gamage and Pacharapimon Sooksomchitra ……………………………………………...151 The Politics of Decentralisation in Latin America / Ernesto Schiefelbein………169 Privatisation and Vouchers in Colombia and Chile / Alberto Arenas…………...189 The Politics of Privatisation, Decentralisation and Education Reform in Mexico / Carlos Ornelas ……………………………………………………..207 Index of Names Index of Subjects
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PREFACE Decentralisation and Privatisation in Education explores the ambivalent and problem
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