Equity
Schooling , social exclusion and social justice: dimensions of inequality
Kabeer, N. (2000): Social Exclusion, poverty and discrimination. Towards an analytical framework. IDS Bulletin Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 83-97 (12 pp).Electronically available here
UNESCO. (2010) (a): "Reaching the marginalized." EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010, pp. 135-213 (78 pp)
Unterhalter, E. (2007): Gender, Schooling and Social Justice. Foundations and Futures of Education. Abingdon, Routledge (156 pp)
Social capital, social inequality and education
Becker, G. S. (2006): "The age of human capital." In: Lauder, H., P. Brown, J. A. Dillabough, A. H. Halsey (eds), Education, Globalisation and Social Change. Oxford University Press, pp. 292-294 (3 pp)
Bourdieu, P. (2006): "The forms of capital." In: Lauder, H., P. Brown, J. A. Dillabough, A. H. Halsey (eds), Education, Globalisation and Social Change. Oxford University Press, pp. 105-118 (9 pp)
Coleman, J. S. (1988): "Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital." American Journal of Sociology 94 (Supplement), Supplement pp. 95-120 (26 pp)
Field, J. (2002): Social Capital. London, Routledge, pp. 11-51 (40 pp)
Hoppers, W. (2002): Reconstructing youth development: a Southern African perspective. Africa Insight (Africa Institute of South Africa), Vol. 32, No 1, March, pp. 8-15 (7 pp)
Roberts, K. (2009): "Opportunity structures then and now." Journal of Education and Work, pp. 355-365 (10 pp). Electronically available here
Inequality and diversity in education: implications for planning
Inglis, C. (2008): "Planning for cultural diversity." Fundamentals of Educational Planning, no. 87. Paris: UNESCO/IIEP (Introduction, Chapters 1, 2, 3) (47 pp).Electronically available here
UNESCO. (2010) (b): "Reaching the marginalized." EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010, pp. 217-248 (31 pp)
UNESCO. (2009): "Overcoming inequality: Why governance matters." EFA Global Monitoring Report, pp. 132-151 (19 pp) (Subtotal: 438 pp)
Quality
The multi-dimensionality of quality
UNESCO. (2004): "Education for All: the Quality Imperative." EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2005. Paris: UNESCO, pp. 27-78 (51 pp)
Barrett, A., R. Chawla-Duggen, J. Lowe, J. Nikel, E. Ukpo. (2006): The Concept of Quality in Education; Review of ‘international’ literature on the concept of quality in education. EdQual Working Paper, Quality No. 2 (16 pp). Electronically available here
Kubow, P. K. and P. R. Fossum. (2007): Comparative Education: Exploring Issues in International Context. New Jersey: Pearson Merill, Prentice Hall, pp. 125-162 (37 pp)
ICTs in education
Castells, M. (2000): "The Information Age: Economic, Society and Culture." Volume I: The Rise of the Network Society. Prologue: The net and the self. Massachusetts/Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, pp. 1-27 (27 pp)
Liu, F. (2010): The Internet in the Everyday Lifeworld. A Comparison between High School Students in China and Norway. Comparative Education, 46, 4, pp. 527-50 (23 pp).Electronically available here
Pelgrum, W.J. and N. Law 2003. ICT in education around the world: trends, problems and prospects. Fundamentals of Educational Planning. Paris: UNESCO/IIEP, pp 19-29, pp. 87-104 (27 pp)
Eriksen, O. (2004): "Experiences from ICT-based teacher education: technology as a foundation for active learning." Journal of Educational Media: the Journal of the Educational Television Association, Vol 29, no. 3, pp. 201-211 (9 pp).Electronically available here
Teachers, professionalism and teacher development
Kubow, P. K. And P. R. Fossum (2007): Comparative Education: Exploring Issues in International Context. New Jersey. Pearson Merill, Prentice Hall, pp. 209-59 (50 pp)
Language and the curriculum
Watson, K. (2007): "Language, education and ethnicity. What rights will prevail in an age of globalisation?". International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 252-65 (13 pp).Electronically available here
Halvorsen, T. A. (In Press): "Participation in the ICT Era - Implementations without Humiliation, Misconception and False Consciousness." In: LOITASA VII, Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers. In press (20 pp)
Lai, P-S and M. Byram (1997): "The Politics of Bilingualism: A Reproductive Analysis of the Policy of Mother Tongue Education in Hong Kong after 1997." In: H. Lauder, P. Brown, J. A. Dillabough, A. H. Halsey (eds). Education, Globalisation and Social Change. Oxford University Press, pp. 490-504 (14 pp)
Public-private partnerships
Belfield, C. R. and H. M. Levin (2002): "Education Privatisation: Causes, Consequences and Planning Implications." Fundamentals of Educational Planning. Paris: UNESCO/IIEP, pp. 15-60 (45 pp)
Bennell, P. (2003): "Public-Private Partnerships for the Delivery of Basic Education Services to the Poor." Case study 4: Public-Private Partnerships in Basic Education in South Asia. AKF-DFID Seminar, London September (13 pp)
Patronos, H. A., F. Barrera-Osorio, J. Guaqueta (2009): "The Role and Impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Education." Working Paper, The World Bank. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank (PDF text available on World Bank Education website, Publications), Chapter 3 and Conclusion (20 pp).Electronically available here
Policies on decentralisation and their impact
Lauglo., J. (1995): "Forms of Decentralization and their Implications for Education." Comparative Education, Vol 31, no 1, pp. 5-28 (23 pp).Electronically available here
Weiler, H. (1990): "Comparative Perspectives on Educational Decentralisation: an Exercise in Contradiction?" In: Grenheim,M., M. Kogan and U. Lundgren (eds) Evaluation as Policy-making; Introducing evaluation into a national decentralised educational system. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, pp. 42-61 (19 pp)
McGinn, N. and T. Welsh (1999): "Decentralizationof Education: Why, what, when and how?". Fundamentals of Educational Planning, no 64. Paris: UNESCO/IIEP, Chapters 1, 2 and 4 (50 pp)
Relevance
Searching for relevance and effectiveness in education
Brown, P and H. Lauder (2006): "Globalisation, Knowledge and the Myth of the Magnet Economy." In: H. Lauder, P. Brown, J.A. Dillabough, A.H. Halsey (eds). Education, Globalisation and Social Change. Oxford University Press, pp. 317-40 (23 pp)
Kubow, P.K. and P.R. Fossum (2007): Comparative Education: Exploring Issues in International Context. New Jersey: Pearson Merill, Prentice Hall, Chapter 3, pp 73-124 (This chapter was used in previous module on national policies and is not counted here)
Olsen, M., J. Codd and A. M. O’Neill (2004): Education Policy; Globalization, Citizenship & Democracy, pp. 245-277 (32 pp)
Alternative forms of schooling
Farrell, J. and A. Hartwell (2008): "Planning for successful alternative schooling; a possible route to Education for All." IIEP Research Paper, Quality Education for All. Paris: UNESCO-IIEP (e-publication, available on the IIEP web-site) (38 pp)
Hoppers, W. (Forthcoming): "The Politics of Diversifying Basic Education Delivery; A Comparative Analysis." International Journal of Educational Policy (19 pp)
Daun, H. and G. Walford (eds.) (2004): Educational Strategies among Muslims in the Context of Globalisation. Some National Case Studies. Leiden: Brill, Chapter 1 (25 pp)
Vocationalisation of education
Foster, P. J. (1965): "The Vocational School Fallacy in Development Planning" (27 pp) (This paper is found in these books (and in others): Anderson, C.A. and Bowman, M.J. (eds.). 1965. Education and National Development. Chicago: Aldine. Blaug, M. (ed.). 1968. Economics of Education 1: Selected Readings. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin. Karabel, J. and A. H. Halsey (eds). 1977. Power and Ideology in Education. London: Oxford University Press)
King, K. and C. Martin (2002): "The vocational school fallacy revisited: education, aspiration and work in Ghana 1959-2000." International Journal of Educational Development, vol, 22, no 3-4, pp. 5-25 (20 pp)
Lauglo, J. (2005): "Vocationalised Secondary Education Revisited." In: J. Lauglo and R. McLean (eds), Vocationalised Education Revisited, UNESCO-UNEVOC, pp. 3-47 (44 pp)
Post-primary and higher education
Hoppers, W. (ed.)(2008): Post-Primary Education in Africa; Challenges and Approaches for Expanding Learning Opportunities. Synthesis prepared for and lessons learned from the ADEA 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa (Maputo, Mozambique, May 5-9, 2008), pp. 35-92 (57 pp). Electronically available here
Halsey, A. H. (2006): "The European University." In: Lauder, H., P. Brown, J.A. Dillabough, A.H. Halsey (eds). Education, Globalisation and Social Change. Oxford University Press, pp. 854-864 (10 pp)
Levin H. M. and Z. Xu (2006): "Issues in the Expansion of Higher Education in the People’s Republic of China." In: Lauder, H., P. Brown, J.A. Dillabough, A. H. Halsey (eds). Education, Globalisation and Social Change. Oxford University Press, pp. 909-922 (13 pp)