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The purposes and methods of comparative education are also discussed. Comprised of eight chapters, this book begins by presenting a neat, simple, and generally accepted definition of comparative education.
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This is a core text for graduate-level Comparative Education courses. With its cross-cultural, isues-oriented approach, Comparative Education introduces K-12 educational systems worldwide. Readers are invited to consider current educational issues...
This second edition of a well-received book, containing thoroughly updated and additional material, contributes new insights within the longstanding traditions of the field. A particular feature is the focus on different units of analysis.
This book explores the evolution and current state of the scholarly field of comparative and international education over 200 years of development.
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Tom Bottomore and Robert Nisbet ( London : Heinemann , 1979 ) . 24. F. Bacon , Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning ( London : J. W. Parker , 1861 ) , 14. Note that " maniable " is not used in all editions . 25.
Clear explanations are complemented with examples of real research in the field including work on policy borrowing, learner-centred pedagogy and university internationalization.
Haunting the knowledge economy. London: Routledge. King, K. (2007). Multilateral agencies in the construction of the global agenda on education. Comparative Education, 43(3), 377–391. Krasner, S. (2000). Compromising Westphalia.
With chapter contributions from seminal scholars in the field of comparative and international education (CIE), this book examines the ways in which comparative education is being taught, or advocated for, in teacher education within higher ...