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1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781472544445
Content:
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Why is it Important? The Story So Far -- 2. The Nature of the Interdisciplinary Field and its Development -- 3. A Global Overview: Legacies and Inertias -- 4. Scale, Space and Place with Reference to the USA and the World of Small States -- 5. National and International Educational Development -- 6. Europe: Issues and Comparisons -- 7. Sub-Saharan Africa: Legacies and Innovations -- 8. Rising Stars: Brazil, Russia, India and the People's Republic of China (The BRIC States) -- References -- Index
Content:
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
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Includes bibliographical references
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441105011
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441169402
Additional Edition:
Available in another form
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781472544445
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