1st Edition

Systems of Education Theories, Policies and Implicit Values

Edited By Sohan Modgil, Mal Leicester, Sohan Modgil Copyright 1999

    Volume 1 is concerned with the theoretical and conceptual framework for reflecting about values, culture and education and thus provides an introduction to the series as a whole. It provides state and policy level analysis across the world.

    List of Contributors Editors' Foreword Mal Leicester, Celia Modgil and Sohan Modgil Research Paper: Beyond Reasonable Doubt? Researching Race in Educational Settings Barry Troyna Part One: Theories, Concepts and Implicit Values 1. Value Underpinnings of Antiracist and Multicultural Education Lawrence A. Blum 2. Markets, Managerialism and the Neglect of Multicultural Education Mike Bottery 3. Heritable Intelligence: real and important, or an arbitrary social construct? Stephen Chilton and Anne Meyer 4. Contested Values and Disputed Cultural Identity in Mexican Higher Education Ken Kempner and Imanol Ordorika 5. Cultural Pluralism as an Educational Ideal Basil R. Singh 6. Diversity and Universal Values in Multicultural Education Joseph Puig Rovira 7. Attitudes Towards the Mentally Handicapped and Counter Selection in the Educational System Csaba Banfalvy 8. Altering Conceptions of Subjectivity: a prelude to the more generous effluence of empathy Ann Chinnery and Heesoon Bai Part Two: Systems, Policies and Projects across the World. 9. Values in European Higher Education: the ethnicity test Maggie Woodrow and David Crosier 10. Values Education and Cultural Diversity Paulo Renato Souza 11. Values: The Western Australian Experience - an overview of a three year project Karen Caple 12. Biculturalisms (and Antiracisms) in Education in New Zealand: an overview Jennie Harre Hindmarsh 13. Two Tracks to Citizenship in the United States Donald A. Biggs, Robert Colesante and Joshua Smith 14. Changing Values and National Identities in the Caribbean and their Effect on Language Education Policy Peter A. Roberts 15. Pluralism and Linguistic Diversity: policy trends in Africa Clinton D.W. Robinson 16. Values, Policy and Practice in the Education of Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand Keith Sullivan 17. An Analysis of the Effect of Recent National Policy Changes on Values and Education in South Africa Elza Venter, Karin Franzsen and Elna van Heerden 18. Diversity, Values and National Policy in Australia Lorraine M. Ling 19. Ethics, National Education Policy and the Teaching Profession Terry Hyland

    Biography

    Sohan Modgil, Mal Leicester, Sohan Modgil