Public Education at the Crossroads: Introduction to the Special Issue

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  • Author(s): Wilmers, Annika (ORCID Wilmers, Annika (ORCID 0000-0002-1543-5571); Ylimaki, Rose M.
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    European Educational Research Journal. May 2021 20(3):245-256.
  • Publication Date:
    2021
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Descriptive
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      12
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Secondary Education
      Early Childhood Education
      Elementary Education
      Kindergarten
      Primary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Public Education; Comparative Education; Educational Administration; Government Role; Barriers; Student Diversity; Neoliberalism; Politics of Education; Global Approach; Citizenship Education; Nationalism; Political Attitudes; Elementary Secondary Education; Kindergarten; Foreign Countries; Immigration; Educational History; Private Schools
    • Subject Terms:
      Germany; United States
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/1474904121994415
    • ISSN:
      1474-9041
    • Abstract:
      This article introduces the topic of the special issue, 'Public education at the crossroads', by pointing to some of the debates and controversies surrounding the topic of public education and by framing the theme, while explaining the context and some components of the educational systems of the countries under examination -- namely the USA and Germany. In both countries, control of public education is seen as the states' responsibility within the respective nation states. Despite different developments, both countries are experiencing similar challenges to public education; for example, highly diverse classroom settings, pressure from neoliberal politics, or debates about citizenship education in a world that is increasingly globalized on the one hand, and facing growing nationalism on the other. Finally, this introduction presents articles in this special issue that further discuss the competing factors bringing public education to a new crossroads.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2021
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1293767