National differences, global similarities : world culture and the future of schooling /
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Stanford, Calif. :
Stanford Social Sciences,
2005.
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Table of Contents:
- The global environment of national school systems
- The declining significance of gender and the rise of egalitarian mathematics education
- Symbiotic institutions : changing global dynamics between family and schooling
- Demand for achievement : the worldwide growth of shadow education systems
- Rich land, poor schools : inequality of national educational resources and achievement of disadvantaged students
- Safe schools, dangerous nations : the paradox of school violence
- The universal math teacher? : international beliefs, national work roles, and local practice
- Schoolwork at home? : low-quality schooling and homework
- Slouching toward a global ideology : the devolution revolution in education governance
- Nation versus nation : the race to be the first in the world
- Conclusion : observing modern schooling as an institution.