Comparative and International Education
An Introduction to Theory, Method, and Practice
Professor David Phillips author Dr Michele Schweisfurth author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:13th Mar '14
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Comprehensive introduction to comparative and international education.
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- 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.
An excellent book for students of comparative and international education to indulge in. It leaves the reader with a thorough insight into what comparative education is all about... and provides readers with a firm foundation for further absorption into the many aspects of the field. It is a pleasure also to recommend the book as a course book for comparative education courses outside the English-speaking world. -- Professor Thyge Winther-Jensen, Department of Educational Sociology, School of Education, University of Aarhus, Denmark
This text is very approachable and clearly written and yet manages to address major features a beginning comparative educator would need to learn about the field...I would recommend the text for an initial comparative/international education course. -- Suzanne Majhanovich * Comparative Education Review *
Reading this book will provide you with a solid grounding in the principles of comparative and international education, and will equip you with a better understanding of the theory and practice that lies behind these terms. It is an in-depth and specialised text suitable for education professionals. * SEDA, September 2009 *
ISBN: 9781441122421
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 517g
240 pages
2nd edition