Comparative Education Research: Approaches and Methods

by Bray, Mark; Adamson, Bob; Mason, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781402061882
• ISBN10: 1402061889
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-21
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Directions	p. 13
Actors and Purposes in Comparative Education	p. 15
Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Comparative Education	p. 39
The Place of Experience in Comparative Education Research	p. 63
Units of Comparison	p. 83
Comparing Places	p. 85
Comparing Systems	p. 123
Comparing Times	p. 145
Comparing Cultures	p. 165
Comparing Values	p. 197
Comparing Educational Achievements	p. 215
Comparing Policies	p. 241
Comparing Curricula	p. 263
Comparing Educational Organisations	p. 283
Comparing Ways of Learning	p. 299
Comparing Pedagogical Innovations	p. 315
Conclusions	p. 339
Scholarly Enquiry and the Field of Comparative Education	p. 341
Different Models, Different Emphases Different Insights	p. 363
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