ERIC Number: ED282781
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Apr
Pages: 12
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Patterns of Independent Education: Factors Which Determine the Degree of Elitism Illustrated Especially from Germany, Denmark and the UK.
Mason, Peter
In a world conditioned by what Margaret Meade and others have called an underlying system of inherited inequalities, it is natural that educators in particular should try to promote at least some semblance of equality of opportunity. Because the creation of an elite of some kind seems to be a natural and unavoidable by-product of every society, the only sensible goal must be to ensure that those who belong to it are as civilized and public-spirited as possible. A factual and comparative study of independent education in Europe, North America, and the Antipodes demonstrates that the elitist tendencies of independent education vary in effect and force, depending on the constitutional, legal, and managerial framework in which such schools operate in different countries. Both constitutional and legislative controls are important factors in determining the status of private schools, but no less important are the patterns and philosophies of education which are enshrined in their own statutes or prospectives. (BZ)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Denmark; United Kingdom; West Germany
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