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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.
Contents
Foreword by Professor 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
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