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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 compare places, systems, times, cultures, values, policies, curricula and other units. These chapters are contextualised within broader analytical frameworks which identify the purposes and strengths of the field. The book includes a focus on intra-national as well as cross-national comparisons, and highlights the value of approaching themes from different angles. The book will be of great value not only to producers of comparative education research but also to consumers who wish to understand more thoroughly the parameters and value of the field
eBook, English, 2007
Comparative Education Research Centre, the University of Hong Kong : Springer, Hong Kong, China, 2007
1 online resource (xv, 444 pages) : illustrations
9781402061899, 9781402061882, 9789628093533, 1402061897, 1402061889, 9628093533
189006312
1. Actors and Purposes in Comparative Education / M. Bray
2. Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Comparative Education / G.P. Fairbrother
3. The Place of Experience in Comparative Education Research / P. Potts
4. Comparing Places / M. Manzon
5. Comparing Systems / M. Bray & J. Kai
6. Comparing Times / A. Sweeting
7. Comparing Cultures / M. Mason
8. Comparing Values / L. Wing-On
9. Comparing Educational Achievements / T.N. Postlethwaite & F. Leung
10. Comparing Policies / Y. Rui
11. Comparing Curricula / B. Adamson & P. Morris
12. Comparing Educational Organisations / C. Dimmock
13. Comparing Ways of Learning / D.A. Watkins
14. Comparing Pedagogical Innovations / N. Law
15. Scholarly Enquiry and the Field of Comparative Education / M. Bray
16. Different Models, Different Emphases, Different Insights / M. Bray, B. Adamson & M. Mason