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Author Taylor, Alison, 1959-

Title The politics of educational reform in Alberta / Alison Taylor
Published Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 356 pages)
Series Book collections on Project MUSE
Contents ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Crisis in Public Education""; ""3 The Hegemonic Work of the Conference Board""; ""4 The Hegemonic Work of Governments""; ""5 Restructuring Education: 1993�1995""; ""6 The Corporate Alliance""; ""7 Partnerships as Sites of Struggle""; ""8 The Fragmentation of Labour""; ""9 The Diversity of 'Producers'""; ""10 Students, Parents, and Community""; ""11 Alberta and Beyond""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""
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Summary The Politics of Educational Reform in Alberta presents a case study of educational restructuring in Alberta during the 'Klein revolution' - the period of dramatic political and economic change introduced by Premier Ralph Klein's Conservative government of the 1990s. The government's 1994 business plan introduced funding cuts in education, the amalgamation of school boards, the centralization of funding, charter school legislation, expanded provincial testing, and mandatory school councils. The buzzwords for education reform were efficiency, accountability, and choice. Alison Taylor rigorously examines Klein's 'three-year plan' of school reform to unveil the ways in which the Alberta government allied itself with corporate interests. She also examines what happens to the voices of teachers, parents and labour groups who have a different idea of what school should be. The Politics of Educational Reform in Alberta is a timely and much-needed book. This multi-faceted view of corporate involvement in schooling will be invaluable to policy makers, educators, academics, journalists, and concerned parents
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Educational change -- Alberta
Education and state -- Alberta
Education -- Aims and objectives -- Alberta
Business and education -- Alberta
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- Canadian.
Business and education
Education -- Aims and objectives
Education and state
Educational change
Bildungspolitik
Schulreform
Onderwijsvernieuwing.
Onderwijsbeleid.
Politieke aspecten.
Alberta
Alberta
Genre/Form Electronic books
e-books.
Livres numériques.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442682085
1442682086
128199586X
9781281995865
9786611995867
6611995862