Comparative And International Education: An Introduction to Theory, Method, And Practice - Couverture rigide

Phillips, David; Schweisfurth, Michele; Epstein, Erwin H.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0826478549 ISBN 13 : 9780826478542

Editeur : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2007

Synopsis

This is a new introduction to this fascinating field, providing a comprehensive overview of the key issues. It explores the most recent developments, and includes: the blurring of the distinction between 'developed' and 'developing' countries; the increasing use of comparative studies in examining student achievement and school effectiveness; the historical and theoretical development of comparative studies; approaches to research in comparative and international education; theories of educational development; and, illustrative studies of fields of inquiry in comparative and international education (transition, post-conflict educational reconstruction, policy borrowing, education for citizenship).

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

David Phillips is Professor of Comparative Education and Fellow of St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford, UK. Dr Michele Schweisfurth is Senior Lecturer in Education in International Education at the Centre for International Education and Research at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826478549
• ISBN 13: 9780826478542
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 210
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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