Education And Development: In Western Europe, The United States, And The U.S.S.R. A Comparative Study
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At the height of the Cold War, few questions carried more geopolitical weight than this: whose education system would win the future? Education and Development in Western Europe, The United States, and The U.S.S.R.: A Comparative Study by Raymond Poignant presents a rigorous, trans-continental examination of how three distinct socio-political blocs structured their educational systems in the mid-twentieth century, arguing that national development and ideological supremacy were inextricably tied to how each society chose to educate its citizens. Poignant chronicles the structural differences and surprising convergences between Western European models, the American approach, and the Soviet system, offering policymakers and academics a rare, data-driven lens through which to assess the true engines of national power. Published under the prestigious Teachers College, Columbia University Comparative Education Studies series — edited by George Z.F. Bereday — this work stands as a landmark in the field of comparative education, reflecting an era when schooling was understood not merely as a social good but as a strategic instrument. Poignant's analytical style is precise and dispassionate, grounding broad ideological debates in the empirical realities of curriculum, enrolment rates, and resource allocation. For anyone seeking to understand how education became the quiet battleground of the twentieth century's defining rivalry, this volume remains an indispensable and thought-provoking guide.
Author: Raymond Poignant
Format: Hardback
Genre: Education theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
At the height of the Cold War, few questions carried more geopolitical weight than this: whose education system would win the future? Education and Development in Western Europe, The United States, and The U.S.S.R.: A Comparative Study by Raymond Poignant presents a rigorous, trans-continental examination of how three distinct socio-political blocs structured their educational systems in the mid-twentieth century, arguing that national development and ideological supremacy were inextricably tied to how each society chose to educate its citizens. Poignant chronicles the structural differences and surprising convergences between Western European models, the American approach, and the Soviet system, offering policymakers and academics a rare, data-driven lens through which to assess the true engines of national power. Published under the prestigious Teachers College, Columbia University Comparative Education Studies series — edited by George Z.F. Bereday — this work stands as a landmark in the field of comparative education, reflecting an era when schooling was understood not merely as a social good but as a strategic instrument. Poignant's analytical style is precise and dispassionate, grounding broad ideological debates in the empirical realities of curriculum, enrolment rates, and resource allocation. For anyone seeking to understand how education became the quiet battleground of the twentieth century's defining rivalry, this volume remains an indispensable and thought-provoking guide.