Description |
x, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Series |
Global perspectives on social issues |
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Global perspectives on social issues.
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Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Overview -- 3. Country Profiles -- North America -- United States -- Canada -- Latin America -- Brazil -- Argentina -- Western Europe -- Great Britain -- Italy -- Germany -- Spain -- Eastern Europe -- Russian Federation -- Poland -- Africa -- South Africa -- Nigeria -- Middle East -- Iraq -- Egypt -- Israel -- Asia -- India -- China -- Japan -- Oceania -- New Zealand -- Australia -- 4. Public Perceptions Worldwide -- 5. Conclusion -- App. General Statistics on Education Worldwide |
Summary |
"Global Perspectives on Social Issues: Education provides a broad perspective on education in twenty countries. This work examines and compares the educational systems, literacy rates, enrollment rates, types of public and private schools, years of compulsory education, and governmental allocations toward education in different societies. Rita J. Simon and Lisa Banks offer a brief synopsis of each country's demographic characteristics and political, social, and economic institutions and discuss the influence of each nation's political and cultural ideology on the educational system. This third book in the Global Perspectives on Social Issues series grants scholars and policy makers an overview of the steps governments and organizations worldwide are taking to increase the quality, standards, goals, and accessibility of education."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Comparative education.
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Education -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Author |
Banks, Lisa, 1968-
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LC no. |
2003011838 |
ISBN |
0739106759 hardcover alkaline paper |
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