Balancing change and tradition in global education reform / edited by Iris C. Rotberg.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Dramatic political/economic change. China: turning the bad master into a good servant / Kai-ming Cheng -- Russia: struggling with the aftermath / Mary Canning and Stephen T. Kerr -- South Africa: overcoming past injustice / Luis Crouch -- Chile: vouchers and beyond / Robert W. McMeekin -- Germany: after reunification / Barbara W. Kehm -- Part II. Letting go. France: diverse populations, centralized administration / Gérard Bonnet -- Turkey: innovation and tradition / Hasan Simsek and Ali Yildirim -- Sweden: a welfare state in transition / Eva Forsberg and Ulf P. Lundgren -- Israel: from egalitarianism to competition / Adam Nir and Dan Inbar -- Japan: encouraging individualism, maintaining community values / Ryo Watanabe -- Part III. Transitions. Singapore: schools in the service of society / Batia P. Horsky and Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew -- Canada: a multicultural policy / Ratna Ghosh -- New Zealand: empowering teachers and children / Terry J. Crooks -- England: new governments, new policies / Alison Wolf -- Australia: the challenges of poverty, pedagogy, and pathways / Allan Luke -- United States: America's orgy of reform / Peter Schrag -- Concluding thoughts: on change, tradition, and choices / Iris C. Rotberg.