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Thwaites, Trevor – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2015
Global economic and advanced capitalist agendas have taken on ideological dimensions that are flat, precise and which assert "undeniable" facts. These agendas are gradually shaping a society and its education based on consumerism and a global economic order which is "not accidentally or superficially spectacular, it is fundamentally…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Economic Factors, Teacher Role, Educational Philosophy
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Court, Marian; O'Neill, John – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2011
This paper uses one national case to illustrate how diverse ideological agendas of central state agencies contest the discursive space within which major education policy reforms are developed. In Aotearoa New Zealand in 1988, "self-managed" schools were promoted ostensibly to allow parents more say in their children's education and…
Descriptors: Democracy, School Administration, Labor Market, Educational Change
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Chitty, Clyde, Ed.; And Others – Educational Review, 1993
Includes "Introduction" (Chitty); "Political Parties, Ideology, and National Curriculum" (Lawton); "First Three National Curricula and Millenium" (Graham); "Politics of Curriculum in European Perspective" (McLean); "Curriculum Scene in the United States" (Holt); "Similar but Different"…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Delandshere, Ginette; Petrosky, Anthony – Teaching & Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2004
Movements to reform teacher education are underway in many parts of the world, including Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US. These attempts at reform are motivated by various forces, but appear to reflect an international convergence toward uniformity, conformity, and compliance. Our purpose here is to analyze the forces and contradictions…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Teacher Education, Ideology, Educational Change