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- Title
Schooling in the Metropolis: A Comparative View.
- Authors
Eckstein, Max A.
- Abstract
The article focuses on some problems related to education in the metropolis with special reference to Amsterdam, London, New York and Paris. Metropolis is a peculiar type of settlement which fundamentally affects the educational activity. Due to the small physical scale of Amsterdam and the compact nature of the United States, the primary schools of Amsterdam are rather small, at least by comparison with the other cities of the United States. The average size is about 250 pupils between the ages of six and twelve years. Spread (encompassing heterogeneity) and localism (encouraging homogeneity) are at the root of the educational scene of London. New York demonstrates the stresses and the evils of unremitting urban dynamism to a high degree: bureaucratization and balkanization in the city's administration on the one hand and deterioration of basic services on the other hand. In Paris, due to the centralization of the national system, matters such as teacher training and qualifications, curricula, pupil requirements for given levels and types of schooling are standard throughout the nation.
- Subjects
EDUCATION; METROPOLITAN areas; SCHOOL size; PRIMARY school facilities; HETEROGENEITY; HOMOGENEITY; BUREAUCRACY; TEACHER training; SCHOOL centralization
- Publication
Teachers College Record, 1972, Vol 73, Issue 4, p507
- ISSN
0161-4681
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/016146817207300410