| Critical Approaches to Comparative Education: Vertical Case Studies from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Vavrus, F. (Editor), Bartlett, L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 023061597X ISBN-13: 9780230615977 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $142.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: Vavrus and Bartlett unite a dynamic group of scholars who examine linkages among local, national, and international levels of educational policy and practice. Utilizing multi-sited, ethnographic approaches, this book explores vertical interactions across diverse levels of policy and practice while it prompts 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. This collection contributes to comparative theory and practice by demonstrating the advantages of "thinking vertically." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Comparative - Education | History |
| Dewey: 370.9 |
| LCCN: 2009034117 |
| Series: International and Development Education |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" (1.05 lbs) 263 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |