Comparative and international education : an introduction to theory, method, and practice
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Comparative and international education : an introduction to theory, method, and practice
Continuum, 2007
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Includes a bibliographical reference (p. 158-175) and index
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Description
This is a new affordable paperback combining introductory coverage of both 'comparative' and 'international' education for Masters and PhD students.With a foreword by Professor Erwin H. Epstein, a unique introduction to this important field, providing a comprehensive overview of the key themes, including: defining comparative and international education; how comparative studies in education have developed; methodological approaches to comparative and international education research; the relationship between education and national development; the power of comparative studies in investigating student achievement and school effectiveness; and, what comparative studies have taught us about educational issues such as policy borrowing, processes of transition, post-conflict education, education in small states, pedagogy, and citizenship.
Table of Contents
- Foreword by Erwin H. Epstein
- Introduction
- 1. Making comparisons
- 2. How comparative education has developed
- 3. Domains of practice and fields of inquiry in international education
- 4. Education and national development: An introduction to key ideas and questions
- 5. Comparative education: Method
- 6. Researching education and development: Perspectives, practicalities, and ethics
- 7. Comparative education research: Survey outcomes and their uses
- 8. Outcomes of comparative education: Selected themes Conclusions
- References.
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