Third World Education: Quality and Equality: 10 (Reference Books In International Education) - Hardcover

Welch, Anthony R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0815313942 ISBN 13: 9780815313946

Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

This book debunks the argument that quality in education can only be achieved by limiting, or trading off, equality. The quality of schooling is a major issue for Third World nations across the globe. However there is no single measure which is universally accepted. Whether it is, as some economists might argue, an issue of the number of desks per classroom or one of national sovereignty is widely disputed. Defining equality in education becomes increasingly difficult in an era of globalization in which there exists a wide gap between rich and poor, both within and between nations. In the context of an international move towards New Right politics and neo-liberal economic ideologies, both the quality and equality of education are imperiled. This book argues that any worthy definition of quality education must include the interests and participation of the underprivileged.

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About the Author

Anthony R. Welch, Edward R. Beauchamp

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815313942
• ISBN 13: 9780815313946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324
• Editor: Beauchamp Edward R.