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Jana Bacevic provides an innovative analysis of education policy-making in the processes of social transformation and post-conflict development in the Western Balkans. Based on case studies of educational reform in the former Yugoslavia - from the decade before its violent breakup to contemporary efforts in post-conflict reconstruction - From Class to Identity tells the story of the political processes and motivations underlying each reform.The book moves away from technical-rational or prescriptive approaches that dominate the literature on education policy-making during social transformation, and offers an example on how to include the social, political and cultural context in the understanding of policy reforms. It connects education policy at a particular time in a particular place with broader questions such as: What is the role of education in society? What kind of education is needed for a 'good' society? Who are the 'targets' of education policies (individuals/citizens, ethnic/religious/linguistic groups, societies)? Bacevic shows how different answers to these questions influence the contents and outcomes of policies.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. i-iv
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  1. Table of Contents
  2. pp. iv-viii
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  1. List of abbreviations
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Preface and acknowledgments
  2. pp. xi-xiv
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  1. CHAPTER 1 Introduction
  2. pp. 1-26
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  1. CHAPTER 2 Vocationalizing Education: Conflict, Cohesion, and Dissent in Socialist Yugoslavia
  2. pp. 27-78
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  1. CHAPTER 3 Religious Education or Civic EUcation? Education Policy and Transition in Post-Milošević Serbia
  2. pp. 79-124
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  1. CHAPTER 4 Higher Education and Post-Conflict Development in Sandžak, Kosovo, and Macedonia
  2. pp. 125-194
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  1. CHAPTER 5 Conclusion: Education after Yugoslavia
  2. pp. 195-214
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 215-230
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  1. Index
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