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Critical Approaches to Comparative Education Vertical Case Studies from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas

This book unites a dynamic group of scholars who examine linkages among local, national, and international levels of educational policy and practice. Utilizing multi-sited, ethnographic approaches, the essays explore vertical interactions across diverse levels of policy and practice while prompting...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Vavrus, Frances (Editor), Bartlett, Lesley (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2009, 2009
Series:International and Development Education
Subjects:
Geology
Sociology, Educational
School Administration
School Management And Organization
Curriculums (courses Of Study)
Education Policy
Sociology Of Education
Education / Curricula
Educational Sociology
Comparative Education
Administration, Organization And Leadership
Education And Sociology
International Education
International And Comparative Education
Curriculum Studies
Earth Sciences
Education And State
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book unites a dynamic group of scholars who examine linkages among local, national, and international levels of educational policy and practice. Utilizing multi-sited, ethnographic approaches, the essays explore vertical interactions across diverse levels of policy and practice while prompting horizontal comparisons across twelve sites in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. The vertical case studies focus on a range of topics, including participatory development, the politics of culture and language, neoliberal educational reforms, and education in post-conflict settings. Editors Vavrus and Bartlett contribute to comparative theory and practice by demonstrating the advantages of thinking vertically
Physical Description:XVII, 263 p online resource
ISBN:9780230101760

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