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All the contributions in the second part of this book comparatively analysed national education systems to explore the links between education and social cohesion. These contributions proceeded from the assumption that such systems show sufficient variation to make a comparative analysis worthwhile. In view of the influential idea that such an analysis is increasingly irrelevant due to education systems becoming increasingly alike, we thought it necessary to address this assumption before examining the relations between education and social cohesion. Hence the first part of the book includes chapters exploring differences between education systems, the direction of changes in system characteristics and patterns of convergence and divergence. However, the chapters in the first part were not only written in function of the second part. They addressed distinct omissions in the literature on convergence and divergence by examining trends in a wide range of indicators, by engaging in a series of in-depth case studies and by assessing cross-national variation in hitherto poorly researched areas.
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Janmaat, J.G., Duru-Bellat, M., Green, A., Méhaut, P. (2013). Conclusion. In: Janmaat, J.G., Duru-Bellat, M., Green, A., Méhaut, P. (eds) The Dynamics and Social Outcomes of Education Systems. Education, Economy and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137025692_15
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