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Comparative and International Education: An Introduction to Theory, Method, and Practice - Hardcover

David Phillips And Michele Schweisfurth

 
9781441122421: Comparative and International Education: An Introduction to Theory, Method, and Practice

Synopsis

With a foreword by Professor Erwin H. Epstein. A unique introduction to this important field, providing a comprehensive overview of the key themes, including:- defining comparative and international education- how comparative studies in education have developed- methodological approaches to comparative and international education research- the relationship between education and national development- the power of comparative studies in investigating student achievement and school effectiveness- what comparative studies have taught us about educational issues such as policy borrowing, processes of transition, post-conflict education, education in small states, pedagogy, and citizenship.

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About the Author

David Phillips is Emeritus Professor of Comparative Education at the University of Oxford, UK, and an Emeritus Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, UK.

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