Education and State Formation Europe, East Asia and the USA [Hardcover]

Education has always been a key instrument of nation-building in new states.National education systems have typically been used to assimilate immigrants; to promote established religious doctrines; to spread the standard form of national languages; and to forge national identities and national cultures. They helped construct the very subjectivities of citizenship, justifying the ways of the state to the people and the duties of the people to the state.In this second edition of his seminal and widely-acclaimed book on the origins of public education in England, France, Prussia, and the USA, Andy Green shows how education has also been used as a tool of successful state formation in the developmental states of East Asia. While human capital theories have focused on how schools and colleges supply the skills for economic growth, Green shows how the forming of citizens and national identities through education has often provided the necessary condition for both economic and social development.1. Introduction 2. The Uneven Development of National Education Systems 3. The Social Origins of National Education Systems 4. Education and State Formation 5. Education and Statism in Continental Europe 6. The U.S. Experience: Education, Nationhood and the Decentralized State 7. English Education and the Liberal State 8. Postscript: Education and State Formation in East Asia

Standing Conference of Studies in Education Annual Book Awards Winner - Second Prize

'A seminal book' - Anne Corbett, Times Educational Supplement

'A courageous and challenging book' - Roy Lowe, History of Education

'Andy Green has written a very good book indeed.' - Roger Dale, Journal of Education Policy

'A vital contribution to our understanding of the changing role of the state in education provision. It should be read widely.' - Clyde Chitty, Forum

'learned, thought-provoking and well written.' - Patrick HarrlÓ)