Author: Joel Spring
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: education, historical, studies, political, economy, rise, global, sociocultural
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 1998-09-01
List price: $48.95
ISBN-10: 0805830138
ISBN-13: 9780805830132

Joel Spring investigates the role of educational policy in the evolving global economy, and the consequences of school systems around the world adapting to meet the needs of international corporations. The new global model for education addresses problems of technological change, the quick exchange of capital, and free markets; policies to resolve these problems include "lifelong learning," "learning societies," international and national accreditation of work skills; international and national standards and tests; school choice; multiculturalism; and economic nationalism. The distinctive co

Author: Joel Spring
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: sociocultural, state, nation, political, historical, education, studies, decline, ngos, shaping, ideologies, global, society, organizations, intergovernmental, educational
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2004-03-31
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0805849157
ISBN-13: 9780805849158

In this book Joel Spring explores three major international educational ideologies that are shaping global society: neo-liberal educational ideology, human rights education, and environmentalism. Neo-liberal ideology reflects a rethinking of nationalist forms of education as the nation-state slowly erodes under the power of a growing global civil society. Traditional nationalist education attempts to mold loyal and patriotic citizens who are emotionally attached to symbols of the state, whereas the goal of neo-liberal educational ideology is to change nationalist education to serve the needs o

Author: Joel H. Spring
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associate
Keywords: party, third, right, religious, agendas, education, political
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2005-08-02
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0805852573
ISBN-13: 9780805852578

In Political Agendas for Education: From the Religious Right to the Green Party, Third Edition, Joel Spring brings up-to-date his description and analysis of the current educational agendas of major political players and organizations. The focus of this edition is the 2004 presidential campaign and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Spring discusses the ideological perspective of each major political group and how its ideology is represented in No Child Left Behind: *The religious agenda of Republicans who identify themselves as compassionate conservatives; *The free market ideology of Repu

Authors:Joel Spring, Joel Spring,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Language
Keywords: education, american, politics, interests, conflict
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2004-06-25
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 007287578X
ISBN-13: 9780072875782

Providing a critical understanding of the political and social forces shaping educational politics in the United States, this concise text describes and analyzes how policy is made for American schools and its effect on all of our lives and thinking. Joel Spring argues that the politics of Education is driven by a complex interrelationship between politicians, private foundations and think tanks, teachers’ unions, special-interest groups, educational politicians, school administrators, boards of education, courts, and the knowledge industry. The text uses many current examples to illustrate

Author: Joel Spring
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Keywords: states, global, economy, united, education, cultures, multicultural, intersection
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2006-05-29
List price: $43.43
ISBN-10: 0072320737
ISBN-13: 9780072320732

Designed to be used in any course which is devoted wholly or partly to the study of multicultural education in the United States, this text provides a unique theme (intersecting cultures) from which to look at multicultural education issues. It’s ongoing use of a few organizing concepts permit in-depth analysis for social foundations and multicultural education courses. The book provides a comprehensive study of the intersections of the dominant U. S. culture, the culture of economic opportunity, dominated cultures, immigrant cultures, school culture, racism, sexism, social class, multic

Author: Joel H. Spring
Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
Keywords: television, radio, suny, series, culture, education, movies, schools, life, american, history, ideological, management, images
Number of Pages: 306
Published: 1992-07
List price: $64.50
ISBN-10: 0791410692
ISBN-13: 9780791410691

Author: Joel Spring
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Keywords: dominated, cultures, united, states, education, history, struggle, equality, brief, deculturalization
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2009-02-13
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0073378739
ISBN-13: 9780073378732

This text is a concise history of Anglo American racism and school policies affecting dominated groups in the United States. It focuses on the educational, legal, and social construction of race and racism, and on educational practices related to deculturalization, segregation, and the civil rights movement. Spring emphasizes issues of power and control in schools and shows how the dominant Anglo class has stripped away the culture of minority peoples in the U.S. and replaced it with the dominant culture. In the process, he gives voice to the often-overlooked perspectives of African Americans