Comparative education research : approaches and methods /

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Edition:Second edition.
Imprint:Cham : Springer, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 444 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:CERC studies in comparative education ; 32
CERC studies in comparative education ; 32.
Subject:Comparative education -- Research -- Methodology.
Education -- Research.
EDUCATION -- Essays.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION -- Reference.
Education.
Humanities.
Social sciences -- Methodology.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11085855
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Other authors / contributors:Bray, Mark, 1952- editor.
Adamson, Bob, editor.
Mason, Mark, editor.
ISBN:9783319055947
3319055941
3319055933
9783319055930
9783319055930
9789881785282
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 18, 2014).
Summary:Approaches and methods in comparative education are of obvious importance, but do not always receive adequate attention. This second edition of a well-received book, containing thoroughly updated and additional material, 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. As already demonstrated by the first edition of the book, the work will be of great value not only to producers of comparative education research but also to users who wish to understand more thoroughly the parameters and value of the field.
Other form:Printed edition: 9783319055930
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-05594-7