Underpinned in the stream of thought named 'communitarianism', Reforming Education in Developing Countries argues that developing countries need educational reforms that are tightly entwined into their cultural, social, and organizational contexts.

Izhar Oplatka is Professor of Educational Administration and Leadership at the School of Education, Tel Aviv University, Israel, and Head of the Department of Educational Policy and Administration.

Chapter 1 Why we need an alternative view of reform in developing countries

Chapter 2 The characteristics of neoliberal reforms in educational systems worldwide

Chapter 3 Conceptual models of modernity versus traditionalism: The colorful portrait of the developing world

Chapter 4 The failure of educational reforms in developing countries

Chapter 5 The communitarian perspective and education

Chapter 6 Major educational ideologies in developing countries

Chapter 7 The key role of the local community in educational reform

Chapter 8 Reform implementation in practice

Chapter 9 Reform management in the school

Chapter10 Towards a new conceptualization of education reforms in developing countries

Epilogue

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