‘In nearly all the western world and, now, most of Asia, the high hopes that led to the expansion of educational systems have yielded to some second thoughts about the efficacy of educational systems in attaining economic growth, social reform, and a more equitable division of social and economic benefits. Indeed, in some countries the democratisation of education has been accompanied by increasing inequalities. The intent of educational planning has been frustrated to the point that it casts wholesale doubt on the future capability of educational policy making itself.’
Is the substance of such claims true, partially true, or simply exaggerated? Have the promise of and democratisation of educational expansion throughout the world helped to fuel rising social inequality? What lessons can we draw for what we may reasonably expect from educational planning and policy?
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