03328cam a2200481Ma 4500 ocn441803291 OCoLC 20171018091359.0 m d cr un||||||||| 070628s2007 ne ab ob 001 0 eng d 9781849505048 (electronic bk.) : �62.95 ; � 87.95 ; $111.95 1849505047 (electronic bk.) : �62.95 ; � 87.95 ; $111.95 0762314419 (hbk.) MERUC eng MERUC OKU OCLCQ ZJC d------ LC2605 .E324 2007 JN bicssc EDU000000 bisacsh 37 379.129 22 Education for all [electronic resource] : global promises, national challenges / edited by David P. Baker, Alexander W. Wiseman. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2007. 1 online resource (xvi, 549 p.) : ill., maps International perspectives on education and society, 1479-3679 ; v. 8 Includes bibliographical references and index. Since the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien, Thailand in 1990, the push for modern mass schooling has become a primary focus of national education policymakers and researchers around the world. The EFA declaration that grew out of this conference served as a culmination of a century-long movement to transform existing national educational systems into the most comprehensive mass system of schooling ever devised. Comparative education researchers have been studying both the promises and the challenges surrounding EFA for decades, but in comparative education research literature there is still neither consensus on the impact that EFA has nor clearly identified global trends in either EFA policymaking or policy implementation. It seems that for every promise that EFA brings, there is an accompanying challenge.It is this struggle between the global promises and the national challenges that this volume of "International Perspectives on Education and Society" seeks to identify and explain. Chapters range from critical syntheses of EFA policymaking or policy implementation to original comparative education research on the impact that EFA has had in specific nations or across clusters of nations. It compares and contrasts the promises of EFA v. implementation of policy. The international contributions ensure global coverage of content. It is part of the "International Perspectives on Education and Society" series. Description based on print version record. Education International cooperation. Educational assistance Developing countries. Education Aims and objectives. Basic education. Educational equalization. Education. bicssc Education General. bisacsh Baker, David, 1952 Jan. 5- Wiseman, Alexander W., 1968- Print version: Education for all. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2007 9780762314416 (OCoLC)124937555 International perspectives on education and society ; v. 8. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1479-3679/8 SSbacklist 223081 223081