Comparative education reader

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Comparative education reader

edited by Edward R. Beauchamp

(Reference books in international education)

RoutledgeFalmer, 2003

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780415930369

Description

Organized topically rather than theoretically, this well-rounded and thorough collection brings together some of the top scholars in the field, providing a readable text for introductory comparative education students.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Edward R. Beauchamp Part One: Ways of Thinking About Comparative Education 1. Comparing Futures or Comparing Pasts? - Robert Cowen 2. Mapping Comparative Education After Post-Modernity - RollandPaulston 3. Mapping Rural Women's Perspectives on Nonformal Education Experiences - Zebun Mahmed 4. Imagining Comparative Education: Past, Present and Future - Rolland Paulston 5. Comparative Education Redefined - Ronald Price Part Two. Equity and Education 6. Education and Muslim Identity: The Case of France - Leslie J. Limage 7. The State, Adult Literacy Policy, and Inequality in Botswana - FrankYoungman 8. Juvenile Delinquency and Reformatory Education in China - Irving Epstein 9. The Closing of the Gender Gap in Schooling: The Case of Thailand - JohnKnodel 10. Peace Education and the Comparative Study of Education - Robin J. Burns and RobertAspeslagh Part Three: Education, Development and Policy Planning 11. Development Studies and Comparative Education: Context, Content, Comparison and Contributors - Angela Little 12. Qualitative Research and Educational Policy-Making: Approaching the Reality in Developing Countries - Kai-Ming Cheng 13. The Limits of Modern Education - William K.Cummings 14. Improving the Quality of Basic Education? The Strategies of the World Bank - Rosa MariaTorres 15. Alternative Development and Education: Economic Interests and Cultural Practices in the - AmazonSheila Aikman 16. Public Policies on Gender and Education in Paraguay: The Project for Equal Opportunities - Carmen Colazo Part Four . Teachers and Teaching 17. Comparative Perspectives on Professionalism Among American, British, German and Finnish Teachers Reijo Raivola 18. Classroom Management in Japan - Nobuo K Shimahara 19. Reforms to Teacher Education in Indonesia: Does More Mean Better? - H. Dean Nielsen 20. Education, Teacher Training and the Prospects for Recovery in Cambodia - Stephen J.Duggan
Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780415930376

Description

Organized topically rather than theoretically, this well-rounded and thorough collection brings together some of the top scholars in the field, providing a readable text for introductory comparative education students.

Table of Contents

Part I: Ways of Thinking about Comparative Education 1. Comparing Futures or Comparing Pasts? 2. Mapping Comparative Education after Post-modernity 3. Mapping Rural Women's Perspectives on Nonformal Educational Experiences 4. Imagining Comparative Education: Past, Present and Future 5. Comparative Education Redefined Part II: Equity and Education 6. Education and Muslim Identity: the Case of France 7. The State, Adult Literacy Policy, and Inequality in Botswana 8. Juvenile Delinquency and Reformatory Education in China 9. The Closing of the Gender Gap in Schooling: the Case of Thailand 10. Peace Education and the Comparative Study of Education Part III: Education, Development and Policy Planning 11. Development Studies and Comparative Education: Context, Content, Comparison and Contributors 12. Qualitative Research and Educational Policy-making: Approaching the Reality in Developing Countries 13. The Limits of Modern Education 14. Improving the Quality of Basic Education? Strategies of the World Bank 15. Alternative Development and Education: Economic Interests and Cultural Practices in the Amazon 16. Public Policies on Gender and Education in Paraguay: the Project for Equal Opportunities Part IV: Teachers and Teaching 17. Comparative Perspectives on Professionalism among American, British, German and Finnish Teachers 18. Classroom Management in Japan 19. Reforms to Teacher Education in Indonesia: Does More Mean Better? 20. Education, Teacher Training and the Prospects for Recovery in Cambodia

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  • NCID
    BA59946324
  • ISBN
    • 0415930375
    • 0415930367
  • LCCN
    2000269654
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 452 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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