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Rodwell, Grant – Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics, 2021
This work attempts a comparative description and analysis, focusing on the US, the UK, and Australia on the topic of the Right, educational policy, and schooling. It adopts as its underlying theme the burning fuse in tracing the topic back to Joseph de Maistre a Rightist who fled revolutionary France to seek safety in the company of Tsar Alexander…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Thornton, Margaret – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Privatising the Public University: The Case of Law" is the first full-length critical study examining the impact of the dramatic reforms that have swept through universities over the last two decades. Drawing on extensive research and interviews in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada, Margaret Thornton considers the impact of the…
Descriptors: Law Schools, Foreign Countries, Public Colleges, Privatization
Lee, John Chi-Kin; Caldwell, Brian J. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Much has been written about globalization and the challenge of preparing young people for the new world of work and life in times of complexity and continuous change. However, few works have examined how globalization has and will continue to shape education in the East. This volume discusses education within the context of globalization and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Asian Culture
Lingard, Bob, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This book examines 1980s educational reforms and their consequences for the 1990s, focusing on the Australian Labor Party government's policy response to conditions of economic scarcity. The first section addresses the broader economic, social, political, and ideological context of educational reform under Australian Labor governments, compared to…
Descriptors: Conservatism, Decentralization, Economic Factors, Educational Change