Full Description
The Teacher and the State explores the dynamic relationship between the state and teachers using a theory of global cultural dynamics. Through a comparison of eight Nordic and East Asian regions, the authors examine how interactions between teachers and the state influenced the teaching profession, educational policies, reforms, and social capacities.
The book explores the responses of regional and national actors to international reforms and policy discussions within a globally influenced education system. The authors illustrate how, over time, the teaching profession has been pivotal in shaping national identity, generating human capital, and more recently, enhancing a society's ability to adapt to change. In a world where global forces can significantly impact national education, they examine how regional and national actors respond uniquely to globally spreading reforms and transnational policy dialogues.
This is a valuable resource for graduate courses in comparative education, international politics, and teacher education. It provides extensive historical, qualitative, and quantitative data linked to core theories, and critiques the impact of globalization on academic research, engaging with global governance theories to refine assumptions about organizational power in a globalized world.
Contents
Chapter 1. Teachers and Nations
Chapter 2. Teaching as a Profession - National Cultural Logics
Chapter 3. The State Control of Teacher Education and Professional Development; Yuan Chih Fu and Huacong Liu
Chapter 4. Teacher Leadership: National Organizational Patterns and Cultures; Huacong Liu
Chapter 5. Teacher Collectives and the State - Conflict, Cooperation and Cooptation; Meredith Bouvier, Yuran Emma Zhang, and Arkar Kyaw
Chapter 6. New Public Management, Neoliberal Reforms and Privatization; Yuran Emma Zhang
Chapter 7. Clarifying Regions as "Models": Cultural Similarities and Regional Conflict
Chapter 8. National Policies, Regional Dynamics and the Global Dynamic
Chapter 9. Conclusion
