K. Anderson-Levitt, "Local Meanings, Global Schooling: Anthropology and World Culture Theory"
English | 2003 | pages: 267 | ISBN: 1349526541, 140396162X | PDF | 1,9 mb
English | 2003 | pages: 267 | ISBN: 1349526541, 140396162X | PDF | 1,9 mb
These case studies from five continents use ethnography and history to challenge the sweeping claims of sociology's world culture theory (neo-institutionalism). They demonstrate how national ministries of education and local schools re-invent every reform. Yet the cases also show that teachers and local reformers operate within and against global models.
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