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Antonina Santalova Ed.; Kaire Põder Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2024
Privatization of education has become a prevalent global trend, representing a significant shift from viewing education as a public good to considering it as a private commodity. This transformation is closely tied to the modernization of the state under the principles of neoliberalism. A comprehensive analysis, as presented in this book using…
Descriptors: Privatization, Public Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Mathews, David – Kettering Foundation, 2016
This Cousins Research Group report includes two articles by Kettering Foundation president David Mathews that were published previously. "The Public for Public Schools Is Slipping" was first published in "Education Week" in 1995. The second piece, "Putting the Public Back into Public Education: An Old-Fashioned Remedy for…
Descriptors: Public Education, Public Schools, Democracy, Democratic Values
Uvalic-Trumbic, Stamenka – Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2016
The idea of developing International Quality Principles emerged from a dialogue and debate among colleagues from many countries at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) International Quality Group (CIQG) 2014 Annual Meeting. The discussion focused on whether a single set of international standards for academic quality in higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Standards, International Cooperation, Educational Quality
Lazear, Edward P., Ed. – 2002
In this book, several Hoover Institution scholars search for the answers to failures in U.S. schools and examine the debate over what works and what does not work. Such widely debated topics as national examinations, accountability, performance, and school funding are discussed. The importance of education to both the individual and society as a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth