Comparative Education

by Bray, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781402011436
• ISBN10: 1402011431
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

At the beginning of the 21st century, new features have emerged within the field of comparative education. Some of these features result from new technologies, while others reflect political transitions and the forces of globalisation. The field embraces new insights on cultures, and scholars are exploring diverse units of analysis. This book presents perspectives on these changes while noting various continuing traditions. Its contributors come from a wide range of countries and contexts, and present their work within a framework set by the 11th congress of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES). The book makes a valuable methodological as well as a conceptual contribution to the field.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Tradition, Change, and the Role of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies	p. 1
Conceptual and Methodological Approaches
The Future of Comparative and International Education in a Globalised World	p. 15
Appropriation, Appreciation, Accommodation: Indigenous Wisdoms and Knowledges in Higher Education	p. 35
Comparative Education in a Microcosm: Methodological Insights from the International Schools Sector in Hong Kong	p. 51
Political Forces and Comparative Education
A Decade of Transformation: Educational Policies in Central and Eastern Europe	p. 75
Decentralisation and Educational Reform in Siberia and the Russian Far East	p. 97
Lifelong Learning and Adult Education: Russia meets the West	p. 111
Approaches to Global Education in the United States, England and Japan	p. 133
Primary Schooling in China and India: Understanding how Sociocontextual Factors Moderate the Role of the State	p. 153
Cultures in Comparative Perspective
Cultural and School-Grade Differences in Korean and White American Children's Narrative Skills	p. 177
Childhood Ideology in the United States: A Comparative Cultural View	p. 191
Social Hierarchy and Group Solidarity: The Meanings of Work and Vocation/Profession in the Chinese Context and their Implications for Vocational Education	p. 213
What Children have Lost by the Modernisation of Education: A Comparison of Experiences in Western Europe and Eastern Asia	p. 241
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