Indonesian Education by Christopher Bjork

Indonesian Education by Christopher Bjork

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Exploring the role that classroom teachers play in school reform efforts, this book is a study of life inside Indonesian schools. Weaving together narrative description and critical analysis, this book highlights the complexities of teachers' behaviour and locates their actions within the broader cultures of education and government in Indonesia.

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Indonesian Education by Christopher Bjork

Indonesian Education: Teachers, Schools, and CentralAuthority, the first published study of life inside Indonesian schools, explores the role that classroom teachers' behavior and locates their actions within the broader cultures of education and government in Indonesia.

"The book is succinct and well written…This book will be of value to students of Indonesian education and comparativists interested in the process of educational change and specifically in educational decentralization." – COMPARE, Vol. 36, No. 4, December 2006

Christopher Bjork is an Assistant Professor of Education at Vassar College. His research interest include educational reform in Asia, educational decentralization, and teaching cultures in Indonesia and Japan. He has published numerous articles on these topics in journals such as Comparative Education Review, Anthropology &education Quarterly, and International Review ofEducation. He also co-edited (with Thomas Rohlen) an anthology titled Education and Training in Japan.

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ISBN 13 9780415974448
ISBN 10 0415974445
Title Indonesian Education
Author Christopher Bjork
Series East Asia: History Politics Sociology And Culture
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2005-06-01
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.