There are several reasons why I chose this theme. First, I wanted to study the education system of these two countries thoroughly, so as to be able to evaluate the present Romanian education system better. Then, I thought it was interesting to study the British and the American education systems and their evolution, especially several aspectsaEUR"types of schools, state and independent, politics and church s involvment in education, the governing bodies, teacher organizations, types of independent schools and their characteristics, the organization and administration of schools, and more significantly, the interaction of school and societyaEUR"considering that the first has a long history behind it, while the second borrowed some elements and then developed them.
The difficulties encountered in the research process refer to several aspects.
First, since the education system is very vast, I had to focus only on several aspects, so as not to illustrate only a general view of the theme. Then, there were situations when I met difficulties in finding the information for one particular aspect, in the case of one country or another. For example, it was the case of the chapter Independent Schools, or the last chapter, Role of School and Social Context on Academic Achievement.
As I have mentioned before, the choices or decisions I had to make regarding the paper refer to the four chapters. For example, if at the beginning of my research I planned to include a chapter with the history of the British and the American education system, finally, I decided to drop this chapter and sketch contemporary issues regarding this theme, that is the influence of school and social context on academic achievement.
The reasons for my choice are that I considered that present-day aspects of the theme to be more important than out-dated information and that coexistent information helps us to understand better the world we live in. All in all, this is why the paper has finally got this form. In both United Kingdom and United States, a state school is usually a primary or secondary school that is non-fee paying, as distinct from an independent school.
In United States, a state school is also called a public school and is controlled by state, government or any of its agencies (Good 516), whereas in United Kingdom such a school is run by the state through LEA.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, however, most schools were independent schools, whereas state schools were established mainly to provide education for the poor. Though, there was a particular situation in United Kingdom, because political and influencial groups opposed educating the poor. Therefore they took a reactionary stance regarding this issue, mainly as they considered that it would rather stirr them up and make them discontented with their lot in life (Sharp 1). One other aspect that should be mentioned is the historical background. In United Kingdom, for example, it had already existed an education ...
BELL GORDON H. - "EDUCATING EUROPEAN CITIZENS" - LONDON, DAVID FULTON PUBLISHERS, 1995
BARTON PAUL E. - "ACHIEVEMENT GAPS, PAST AND PRESENT" 2005
BBC NEWS UK EDITION - "SMALL CLASS PUPILS DO NO BETTER" - HTTP//NEWS. BBC. CO. UK/1/HI/EDUCATION/4146977. STM. , 5 TH JANUARY 2005
BEASLEY ELENA - "CHILDREN, TELEVISION AND GENDER ROLES" 2005
BUCKINGHAM DAVID - "MEDIA EDUCATION. LITERACY, LEARNING AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE" - CAMBRIDGE, POLITY PRESS, 2003
CARRIE MICHAEL - "SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS" 2005
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS - "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" 2005
ENCYCLOPEDIA ENCARTA - "PUBLIC EDUCATION IN UNITED STATES" FEBRUARY 2005
ENCYCLOPEDIA ENCARTA - "PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN UNITED STATES" FEBRUARY 2005
ENCYCLOPEDIA WIKIPEDIA - "EDUCATION IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", FEBRUARY 2005
GABBITAS EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS - "THE UK EDUCATION SYSTEM" FEBRUARY 2005
FINN CHESTER E. JR. - "WE MUST TAKE CHARGE, OUR SCHOOL AND OUR FUTURE" - NEW YORK, THE FREE PRESS. , 1991
GOOD HARRY G. , TELLER JAMES D. A - "HISTORY OF AMERICAN EDUCATION" - LONDON, MACMILLIAN PUBLISHING CO. INT. , 1973
HARGRAVES ANDY, EVANS ROY - "BEYOND EDUCATIONAL REFORM. BRINGING TEACHERS BACK IN" - BUCKINGHAM, OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1997
JOHNSON JAMES A. , COLLINS HAROLD W. , DUPUIS VICTOR L. , JOHANSEN JOHN H. - "INTRODUCTION TO THE FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN EDUCATION" - BOSTON, ALLYN & BACON INC. , 1975
KEMP ARTHUR - "RACIALLY SEGREGATE BRITISH SCHOOLS", 7TH MARCH 2005
KENNEDY MIKE - "STATE OF SUPPORT" - HTTP//ASUMAG. COM/MAG/UNIVERSITY_STATE_SUPPORT/, 4TH MARCH 2005
NASH RONALD H. - "THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN HEART. WHATS REALLY WRONG WITH AMERICAS SCHOOLS" - KANSAS, WORD PUBLISHING, 1991
OCONNOR MAUREEN - "SECONDARY EDUCATION" - LONDON, CASSELL EDUCATIONAL LTD. , 1990
ROSS GEORGE - "ITS THE CLASS SIZE THAT COUNTS" - THE INDEPENDENT, HTTP//EDUCATION. INDEPENDENT. CO. UK. , 16TH MARCH 2005
SHARP PAUL AND DUNFORD JOHN - "THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ENGLAND AND WALES" - LONDON, LONGMAN GROUP UK LIMITED, 1990
Pentru a descărca acest document,
trebuie să te autentifici in contul tău.
