Education and State Formation by Andy Green

Education and State Formation by Andy Green

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Britain was the last major European state to create a national education system and is set to be the first to dismantle it. In this wide-ranging comparative study, Andy Green examines the reasons for the uneven development of public education in England, Prussia, France and the USA.

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Education and State Formation by Andy Green

Britain was the last major European state to create a national education system and is set to be the first to dismantle it. In this wide-ranging comparative study, Andy Green examines the reasons for the uneven development of public education in England, Prussia, France and the USA.

WINNER, SECOND PRIZE, AT THE STANDING CONFERENCE OF STUDIES IN EDUCATION ANNUAL BOOK AWARDS

'a seminal book' - Anne Corbett, Times Educational Supplement

'a courageous and challenging book' - Roy Lowe, History of Education

'a vital contribution to our understanding of the changing role of the state in education provisionIt should be read widely.' - Clyde Chitty, Forum

'the first serious, all-embracing, socio-historical, cross-national analysis of this whole phenomenon.' - Brian Simon

'learned, thought-provoking and well written.' - Patrick Harrigan, Historical Studies in Education

'The book is eminently readable, and well argued and documented.' - Witold Tulasiewicz, Comparative Education

'Green has provided a work of such depth and scope that historians and sociologists might ignore at their own considerable loss.' - Dianne Snow, Comparative Education

'Andy Green has written a very good book indeed.' - Roger Dale, Journal of Education Policy

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ISBN 13 9780333571033
ISBN 10 0333571037
Title Education and State Formation
Author Andy Green
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 1992-06-18
Number of pages 353
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