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Comparative Education Research Approaches and Methods

Approaches and methods in comparative education research are of obvious importance, but do not always receive adequate attention. This book contributes new insights within the longstanding traditions of the field. A particular feature is the focus on different units of analysis. Individual chapters...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bray, Mark (Editor), Adamson, Bob (Editor), Mason, Mark (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:CERC Studies in Comparative Education
Subjects:
Sociology / Methodology
Comparative Education
International Education 
International And Comparative Education
Educational Policy And Politics
Education And State
Sociological Methods
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Directions
  • Actors and Purposes in Comparative Education
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Comparative Education
  • The Place of Experience in Comparative Education Research
  • Units of Comparison
  • Comparing Places
  • Comparing Systems
  • Comparing Times
  • Comparing Cultures
  • Comparing Values
  • Comparing Educational Achievements
  • Comparing Policies
  • Comparing Curricula
  • Comparing Educational Organisations
  • Comparing Ways of Learning
  • Comparing Pedagogical Innovations
  • Conclusions
  • Scholarly Enquiry and the Field of Comparative Education
  • Different Models, Different Emphases Different Insights

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