Author: Hahn, Hans-Joachim.
Title: Education and society in Germany.
Description: Oxford & New York : Berg, 1998. Hardcover. xi,196 pp. 24 cm. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - The German education system has long been admired and, at times, envied by the rest of Europe, but the history of German educational development is a turbulent one. Concentrating on the post-war German scene, this timely book examines the interrelationship of educational and social developments in Germany from 1810 to the present day. Providing new insights into German history and challenging traditionally-held opinions about Germany, education and society, the author questions, for example, whether Germany's rapid industrial growth and economic success in the late nineteenth century were based upon its academic development, or the country's much less acclaimed training in crafts and vocational subjects. The rise of a new academic elite and its possible contribution both to the collapse of Germany's first democratic government and to the emergence of National Socialism are examined, as are the stagnation of the educational system in West Germany, which led to the student unrest of 1968, and the modern system introduced in East Germany under Soviet influence, which failed to be implemented in an open and democratic fashion.English text. Condition : very good. ISBN 9781859739129.

Keywords: SOCIOLOGY, sociology