In Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform Rotberg bringstogether examples of current education reforms in sixteen countries written by_inside... » 

In Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform Rotberg bringstogether examples of current education reforms in sixteen countries written by_insiders_. This book goes beyond myths and stereotypes and describes thedifficult tradeoffs countries make as they attempt to implement reforms in thecontext of societal and global change. In some countries reforms are aresponse to major political or economic shifts in others they are motivatedby large upsurges in immigration and increased student diversity. Irrespectiveof the reasons for education reform all countries face decisions aboutresource allocation equality of educational opportunity across diversepopulations access to higher education student testing and tracking teacheraccountability school choice and innovation. The essays in this volumereveal _ «