The Dynamics and Social Outcomes of Education Systems (Education, Economy and Society)

Some Scholars Argue That Education Systems Across The Western World Are Becoming Increasingly Similar Due To The Influence Of Transnational Discourses And Organizations. Others Believe That Education Is The Panacea For All Problems Of Social Cohesion. After All, Aren't The Well-educated Usually More Tolerant, Civically Engaged And Trusting Than The Poorly Educated? This Book Critically Examines Both Claims. It Finds That Western Countries Still Differ Markedly On Key Aspects Of Their Education Systems And That These Differences Reflect Distinct Political Traditions And Different Responses To A Set Of Competing Normative And Political Principles. The Findings Further Suggest That Raising The Average Education Level Is Unlikely To Be An Effective Strategy For Promoting Social Cohesion. Instead, More Promising Are Policies Targeting The Opposite Ends Of The Lifelong Learning Continuum: Universalizing Pre-school Education And Care And Promoting Adult Education With A Pronounced Second Chance Character. Introduction / Jan Germen Janmaat, Marie Duru-bellat, Andy Green And Philippe Méhaut -- The Dynamics Of Education Systems : Convergent And Divergent Trends, 1990-2010 / Andy Green And Tarek Mostafa -- From Upper Secondary To Further Education : European Models Of Post-compulsory Learning / Audrey Dumas, Philippe Méhaut And Noémie Olympio -- Lifelong Learning Regimes Versus Vocational Education And Training Systems In Europe : The Growing Hybridisation Of National Models / Eric Verdier -- Formal Or Actual Convergence? : Three Cases Of Hybridization / Philippe Méhaut -- Curriculum Patterns In Citizenship Education : A Cross-national Study / Christine Han, Jan Germen Janmaat, Tom May And Paul Morris -- Social Cohesion As Paradigm / Francois Dubet -- Pre-school Education And Care : A Win-win Policy? / Tarek Mostafa And Andy Green -- Educational Models And Their Impact On Student Attitudes / Nathalie Mons, Marie Duru-bellat And Yannick Savina -- Educational Differentiation And Inequalities Of Civic Engagement / Jan Germen Janmaat -- Lifelong Learning And Social Cohesion / Audrey Dumas, Philippe Méhaut, Noémie Olympio And Isabelle Dimeglio -- Education And Social Cohesion In A Comparative Perspective / Marie Duru-bellat, Antoine Vérétout And Francois Dubet -- The Mismatch Between Level Of Education And Job Qualifications : A Source Of Mistrust And Intolerance Depending On National Context? / Vanessa Di Paola And Stéphanie Moullet -- A Common Civic Culture In Europe : Has The Process Of European Integration Been Followed By The Convergence Of Citizenship Values? / Bryony Hoskins And Rebecca Ridley -- Conclusion / Jan Germen Janmaat, Marie Duru-bellat, Andy Green And Philippe Méhaut. Edited By Jan Germen Janmaat, Institute Of Education, University Of London, Uk, Marie Duru-bellat, Sciences Po Paris, France, Andy Green, Institute Of Education, University Of London, Uk, And Philippe Méhaut, Lest, France. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-11 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 The Dynamics of Education Systems: Convergent and Divergent Trends, 1990–2010....Pages 15-45 From Upper Secondary to Further Education: European Models of Post-Compulsory Learning....Pages 46-69 Lifelong Learning Regimes versus Vocational Education and Training Systems in Europe: The Growing Hybridisation of National Models....Pages 70-93 Formal or Actual Convergence? Three Cases of Hybridisation....Pages 94-115 Curriculum Patterns in Citizenship Education: A Cross-National Study....Pages 116-138 Front Matter....Pages 139-139 Social Cohesion as Paradigm....Pages 141-159 Pre-School Education and Care: A ‘Win-Win’ Policy?....Pages 160-180 Educational Models and Their Impact on Student Attitudes....Pages 181-201 Educational Differentiation and Inequalities of Civic Engagement....Pages 202-222 Lifelong Learning and Social Cohesion....Pages 223-244 Education and Social Cohesion in a Comparative Perspective....Pages 245-266 The Mismatch between Level of Education and Job Qualifications: A Source of Mistrust and Intolerance Depending on National Context?....Pages 267-280 A Common Civic Culture in Europe: Has the Process of European Integration Been Followed by the Convergence of Citizenship Values?....Pages 281-298 Conclusion....Pages 299-314 Back Matter....Pages 315-335 Annotation Some scholars argue that education systems across the western world are becoming increasingly similar due to the influence of transnational discourses and organizations. Others believe that education is the panacea for all problems of social cohesion. After all, aren't the well-educated usually more tolerant, civically engaged and trusting than the poorly educated? This book critically examines both claims. It finds that western countries still differ markedly on key aspects of their education systems and that these differences reflect distinct political traditions and different responses to a set of competing normative and political principles. The findings further suggest that raising the average education level is unlikely to be an effective strategy for promoting social cohesion. Instead, more promising are policies targeting the opposite ends of the lifelong learning continuum: universalizing pre-school education and care and promoting adult education with a pronounced secondchance character