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IRE Library A book series
based on special issues of the International Review of Education, Education, Equity and
Transformation
This volume consists of selected
papers from the 10th Congress of the World Council of Comparative Education
Societies. An Editorial Introduction, giving an overview of the contents,
is followed by 14 contributions from different parts of the world. The
papers examine the themes of equity and transformation in relation to many
educational issues including gender equity, globalisation, the erosion
of state provision, the growth of free-market approaches, the weakening
of theoretical perspectives, the post-colonial heritage and the emancipatory
potential of lifelong learning.
Learning, Knowledge and
Cultural Context
This volume brings together
contributions on indigenous knowledge, the cultural context of learning
and the interplay between so-called “traditional” and “modern” forms of
education. Various different communities and cultures are examined, ranging
from Egypt to Benin, and from central Brazil to New Caledonia. The contributions
bear witness to the extraordinary diversity and richness of educational
approaches found in these communities. At the same time, the approach of
this volume is to emphasize not so much
Tradition, Modernity and
Postmodernity in Comparative Education
The introduction of this
book examines the theme of Tradition, Modernity and Post-modernity, drawing
largely upon the literature in Comparative Education. Succeeding chapters
illustrate that traditional, modern and even post-modern elements or tensions
between them, often exist within the same educational system. ADULT EDUCATION: The Legislative
and Policy Environment
The studies contained in
this volume present a sampling of policy and legislation relating to adult
learning in various parts of the world. They were produced in the context
of a more complete survey under the auspices of UIE in cooperation with
the University of Florence, which sought to identify tendencies in this
field over the past few years. From these studies it is apparent that this
is a field in which there has been much innovation and which emcompasses
markedly varying approaches in response
Education, Development
and Democracy
With the break-up of the
Soviet bloc, both existing countries released from their yokes and new
countries carved out of the collapse of the Soviet Union find themselves
positions in which posing fundamental questions about inter-relationships
between Education, Democracy and Development are, once again, of the utmost
importance to the countries involved.
Lifelong Education
For practitioners, researchers
and planners, the book provides a wealth of valuable insights into the
nature and direction of the far-reaching changes taking place in lifelong
education.
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