Peter W. Cookson, Alan R. Sadovnik, Susan F. Semel

Preface
Introduction by Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Alan R. Sadovnik, and Susan F. Semel
Educational Reform in the 1980s: National Case Studies
Argentina by Ana Muñoz-Sandoval
Australia by Richard Teese
Brazil by Robert Cowen and Maria Figueiredo
Canada by Dennis Thiessen
China by John N. Hawkins
Colombia by Mary Ann Larsen-Pusey
Cuba by Rolland G. Paulston and Cathy C. Kaufman
Arab Republic of Egypt by Samir A. Jarrar and Byron G. Massialas
France by George A. Male
Germany by Wolfgang Mitter
Great Britain by Geoffrey Walford
Hong Kong by Gerard A. Postiglione
Hungary by Cathy C. Kaufman
India by Ila Patel
Iran by Golnar Mehran
Israel by Yitzhak Kashti, Mordecai Arieli, and Rina Shapira
Japan by James J. Shields, Jr.
Kenya by Reese Hughes
Mexico by Eduardo Peña de la Mora
Nicaragua by Susan Rippberger, Mark B. Ginsburg, and Rolland G. Paulston
Norway by Val D. Rust
Peru by Sidney R. Grant
South Africa by Harold D. Herman
United States by Susan F. Semel, Peter W. Cookson, Jr., and Alan R. Sadovnik
USSR by Stephen T. Kerr
Yugoslavia by Niksa Nikola Soljan
Zimbabwe by Betty Jo Dorsey
Comparative Issues in Stratification
Women and Higher Education Reforms: Expansion Without Equality by Gail P. Kelly
Issues of Class and Educational Reform in Comparative Perspective by Irving Epstein
Selected Bibliography
Index

Education has changed much, especially during the last decade. This comprehensive reference offers a systematic overview of developments in educational policy and practice around the world. The editors have selected roughly 30 representative countries, many of which are significant because of their power and population. Each chapter, written by an expert contributor, treats educational reform in a particular nation. The chapters place educational reform within philosophical, historical, political, social, and economic contexts, and the consideration of common issues makes this volume a valuable source of comparative information.
The contributors employ a uniform approach throughout the work. The issues discussed in each chapter include the impact of economic development, educational expansion, literacy movements, achievement levels, pedagogic and curriculum reform, minority groups and women, public and private education, and the role of the State. The final chapters examine several significant trends in greater detail. Educators and policy makers will rely on this book as an indispensable reference tool.