| Education Around the World: A Comparative Introduction Contributor(s): Alexiadou, Nafsika (Author), Brock, Colin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1441169407 ISBN-13: 9781441169402 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Research - Education | Comparative |
| Dewey: 370.9 |
| LCCN: 2012040666 |
| Series: Education Around the World |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Europe and the USA to Sub-Saharan Africa and the emerging economic powers of Brazil, China and India, this book is an essential one-volume guide to the major issues in comparative and international education today and the insights that rigorous and appropriate study can offer for education provision, policy and practice. Education Around the World provides a complete introduction to the field including: - The history of the study of comparative and international education and why it matters today- Issues of scale in conducting thorough comparative research with reference to the USA and the world of small states - National and International educational development with examples from Europe, the emergent powers of Brazil, Russia, India and China, and the problems and prospects of Sub-Saharan Africa |
Contributor Bio(s): Brock, Colin: - Colin Brock is Honorary Professor of Education at the University of Durham, UK, and Adjunct Professor of Education at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. |