Global Education Reform. How Privatisation and Public Investment Influence Education Outcomes

Abstract

'Global Education Reform' documents the ideologically and educationally distinctive approaches countries around the world have taken to structuring their education systems. Focusing on three pairs of case studies written by internationally acclaimed experts, the book provides a powerful analysis of the different ends of an ideological spectrum - from strong state investments in public education to market-based approaches. Privatization or Public Investment? : A Global Question / Frank Adamson and Björn Åstrand -- Chile : A Long-Term Neoliberal Experiment and Its Impact on the Quality and Equity of Education / Abelardo Castro-Hidalgo and Lilian Gómez-Álvarez -- Four Keys to Cuba's Provision of High Quality Public Education / Martin Carnoy -- From Citizens Into Consumers : The Transformation of Democratic Ideals Into School Markets in Sweden / Björn Åstrand -- The Finnish Paradox : Equitable Public Education within a Competitive Market Economy / Pasi Sahlberg -- The Critical Choice in American Education : Privatization or Public Investment / Frank Adamson and Linda Darling-Hammond -- Developing High-Quality Public Education in Canada : The Case of Ontario / Michael Fullan and Santiago Rincon-Gallardo -- Privatization and Public Investment: Is the Invisible Hand a Magic Wand? / Linda Darling-Hammond and Frank Adamson.