The Politics of Educational Reform in Alberta / / Alison Taylor.

The Politics of Educational Reform in Alberta presents a case study of educational restructuring in Alberta during the 'Klein revolution' - the period of dramatic political and economic change introduced by Premier Ralph Klein's Conservative government of the 1990s. The government...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©2001
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (400 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Crisis in Public Education
  • 3. The Hegemonic Work of the Conference Board
  • 4. The Hegemonic Work of Governments
  • 5. Restructuring Education: 1993-1995
  • 6. The Corporate Alliance
  • 7. Partnerships as Sites of Struggle
  • 8. The Fragmentation of Labour
  • 9. The Diversity of'Producers'
  • 10. Students, Parents, and Community
  • 11. Alberta and Beyond
  • APPENDIX A. Chronological List of Interviews and Participants
  • APPENDIX B. Total Labour Force by Demographic Characteristics
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index