An unprecedented international exploration for a better understanding of "lycée", the role of international comparison in education and curriculum reforms. Read More
This publication challenges the logic followed by the international evaluations suggesting an apparent equivalence between education systems. It aims to put forth the deep-rooted conceptions of education that permeate "lycées" (high school) in three education systems: English, Italian and French. The originality and interest of the book lie in the author's choice to place the curriculum at the center of the analysis, uncovering the learning experiences and the different approaches to education that they express, whether they are explicitly or not. From this standing point, the education of the 'expert' secondary school pupil in England contrasts with that of the 'cultivated' secondary pupil in Italy, and the secondary school pupil in France who is initially educated as a 'strategist'. This international research provides unique insights of the issues involved in curriculum reform, the role of comparison in education and the societal definition of a "lycée".