The State, Bureaucracy, And The Cuban Schools: Power And Participation

by Sheryl L. Lutjens

Overview

In the mid-1980s Cuba began a process of ‘rectificacion’—a reform process that has bucked the trends of economic and political liberalization that are reshaping the global order. Sustaining an official commitment to socialism in the face of economic crisis and international pressures, Cuba's survival seems puzzling indeed. Sheryl Lutjens uses the C

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367311810
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/2024
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sheryl Lutjens is associate professor of political science at Northern Arizona University.

Table of Contents

Bureaucratic Domination, Democratic Possibilities, and the Cuban Case — The Socialist State and the Politics of Efficiency — The Ministry of Education and Cuban Politics: Accountability and Poder Popular — Technical Experts and Ordinary People: Centralization and Decision Making — Community Participation in Cuban Schools: Power and Accountability — Rectification, Education, and Participation — Democratic Participation: Concluding with Cuba

Editorial Reviews

Taking Cuban education reforms of the middle 1980s as a case study, Lutjens (political science, Northern Arizona U.) investigates the problematic relationship between bureaucracy and democratic change. She looks at the effects of strong centralization in education policy, the importance of education in the economic and political goals of the revolution, and the extensive experience with local participation in the post- revolutionary school system. She finds evidence that scholars can break through traditional categories and concepts by turning to the ordinary people. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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