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Some scholars argue that education systems across the western world are becoming increasingly similar due to the influence of transnational discourses and organizations. Others believe that education is the panacea for all problems of social cohesion. After all, aren't the well-educated usually more tolerant, civically engaged and trusting than the poorly educated? This book critically examines both claims. It finds that western countries still differ markedly on key aspects of their education systems and that these differences reflect distinct political traditions and different responses to a set of competing normative and political principles. The findings further suggest that raising the average education level is unlikely to be an effective strategy for promoting social cohesion. Instead, more promising are policies targeting the opposite ends of the lifelong learning continuum: universalizing pre-school education and care and promoting adult education with a pronounced second chance character.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Variation and Dynamics of Education Systems
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The Social Outcomes of Education Systems
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Conclusion
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Isabelle Dimeglio, Aix Marseille University, France
Vanessa di Paola, Aix Marseille University, France
François Dubet, University of Bordeaux, France
Audrey Dumas, University of Perpignan Via Domitia (FR), France
Marie Duru-Bellat, Sciences Po-Paris, France
Andy Green, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
Christine Han, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
Bryony Hoskins, University of Southampton, UK
Jan Germen Janmaat, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
Tom May, Institute of Education, University of London UK
Philippe Méhaut, Aix Marseille University, France
Nathalie Mons, University of Cergy-Pontoise, France
Paul Morris is a Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK
Tarek Mostafa, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
Stéphanie Moullet, Aix-Marseille University, France
Noémie Olympio, Institute of Labour Economics and Industrial Sociology (LEST-CNRS), France
Rebecca Ridley, University of Southampton, School of Education, UK
Yannick Savina, Sciences Po & CNRS, France
Eric Verdier, Aix-Marseille University, France
Antoine Vérétout, University of Bordeaux, France
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Dynamics and Social Outcomes of Education Systems
Editors: Jan Germen Janmaat, Marie Duru-Bellat, Andy Green, Philippe Méhaut
Series Title: Education, Economy and Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137025692
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Education Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-02568-5Published: 30 August 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-43902-7Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-02569-2Published: 27 August 2013
Series ISSN: 2947-8545
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8553
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 335
Topics: Higher Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Education, Philosophy of Education, Lifelong Learning/Adult Education