Elite education : international perspectives on the education of elites and the shaping of education systems

Elite Education – International Perspectives is the first book to systematically examine elite education in different parts of the world. Authors provide a historical analysis of the emergence of national elite education systems and consider how recent policy and economic developments are changing the configuration of elite trajectories and the social groups benefiting from these. Through country-level case studies, this book offers readers an in-depth account of elite education systems in the Anglophone world, in Europe and in the emerging financial centres of Africa, Asia and Latin America. A series of commentaries highlight commonalities and differences between elite education systems, and offer insights into broader theoretical issues, with which educationalists, researchers and policy makers are engaging.With authors including Stephen J. Ball, Donald Broady, Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández, Heinz-Hermann Krüger, Maria Alice Nogueira, Julia Resnik and Agnès van Zanten, the book offers a benchmark perspective on issues frequently glossed over in comparative education, including the processes by which powerful groups retain privilege and ‘elite'status in rapidly changing societies.Elite Education – International Perspectives will appeal to policy makers and academics in the fields of education and sociology. Simultaneously it will be of special relevance to post-graduates enrolled on courses in the sociology of education, education policy, and education and international development. Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Contributors 10 Acknowledgements 18 Introduction: elite education – international perspectives 20 PART I Developments in the Anglophone world: England, Scotland, Australia and North America 32 1 The historical construction of an elite education in England 34 2 ‘Independent’ in Scotland: elite by education? 48 3 Elite education in the Australian context 61 4 ‘Private schools in the public system’: school choice and the production of elite status in the USA and Canada 74 5 The future of elite research in education: commentary 88 PART II European perspectives: similarities and differences in Scandinavia, France and Germany 96 6 A sound foundation? Financial elite families and egalitarian schooling in Norway 98 7 Elite education in Sweden: a contradiction in terms? 111 8 Elite education in Germany? Trends, developments and challenges 123 9 Promoting equality and reproducing privilege in elite educational tracks in France 133 10 Elite education and class reproduction: commentary 145 PART III Emerging financial powers in Latin America, Asia and Africa 152 11 ‘Eliteness’ in Chinese schooling: towards an ethnographic approach 154 12 ‘Eliteness’ and elite schooling in contemporary Nigeria 167 13 The education of Brazilian elites in the twenty-first century: new opportunities or new forms of distinction? 181 14 Servicing elite interests: elite education in post-neoliberal Argentina 192 15 Elite education systems in the emerging financial powers: commentary 205 Some final reflections 211 Index 216 Elite Education - International Perspectivesis The First Book To Systematically Examine Elite Education In Different Parts Of The World. Authors Provide A Historical Analysis Of The Emergence Of National Elite Education Systems And Consider How Recent Policy And Economic Developments Are Changing The Configuration Of Elite Trajectories And The Social Groups Benefiting From These. Through Country-level Case Studies, This Book Offers Readers An In-depth Account Of Elite Education Systems In The Anglophone World, In Europe And In The Emerging Financial Centres Of Africa, Asia And Latin America. A Series Of Commentaries Highlight Commonalities And Differences Between Elite Education Systems, And Offer Insights Into Broader Theoretical Issues, With Which Educationalists, Researchers And Policy Makers Are Engaging . With Authors Including Stephen J. Ball, Donald Broady, Rubén Gaztambide-fernández, Heinz-hermann Krüger, Maria Alice Nogueira, Julia Resnik And Agnès Van Zanten, The Book Offers A Benchmark Perspective On Issues Frequently Glossed Over In Comparative Education, Including The Processes By Which Powerful Groups Retain Privilege And 'elite' Status In Rapidly Changing Societies. Elite Education - International Perspectiveswill Appeal To Policy Makers And Academics In The Fields Of Education And Sociology. Simultaneously It Will Be Of Special Relevance To Post-graduates Enrolled On Courses In The Sociology Of Education, Education Policy, And Education And International Development. Elite Education International Perspectives is the first book to systematically examine elite education in different parts of the world. Authors provide a historical analysis of the emergence of national elite education systems and consider how recent policy and economic developments are changing the configuration of elite trajectories and the social groups benefiting from these. Through country-level case studies, this book offers readers an in-depth account of elite education systems in the Anglophone world, in Europe and in the emerging financial centres of Africa, Asia and Latin America. A series of commentaries highlight commonalities and differences between elite education systems, and offer insights into broader theoretical issues, with which educationalists, researchers and policy makers are engaging . With authors including Stephen J. Ball, Donald Broady, Rubn Gaztambide-Fernndez, Heinz-Hermann Krger, Maria Alice Nogueira, Julia Resnik and Agns van Zanten, t he book offers a benchmark perspective on issues frequently glossed over in comparative education, including the processes by which powerful groups retain privilege and elite status in rapidly changing societies. Elite Education International Perspectives will appeal to policy makers and academics in the fields of education and sociology. Simultaneously it will be of special relevance to post-graduates enrolled on courses in the sociology of education, education policy, and education and international development.