Comparative Education : The Dialectic of the Global and the Local

Arnove, Robert F.

ISBN 10: 1442217766 / ISBN 13: 9781442217768

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Comparative Education : The Dialectic of the Global and the Local
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442217766
• ISBN 13: 9781442217768
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.003 pounds

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Synopsis

Editors Robert F. Arnove and Carlos Alberto Torres, along with new coeditor Stephen Franz, have assembled the key scholars in comparative education, bringing a new edition of their groundbreaking book. To be used in graduate courses in comparative education, the new edition retains the same accessible layout and style, but is updated throughout, including a new chapter on the European Union.

About the Author

Robert F. Arnove is Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is also an honorary fellow and past president of the Comparative and International Education Society. Carlos Alberto Torres is professor of social sciences and comparative education, founding director of the Paulo Freire Institute, and division head, SSCE, of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies (GSEIS) at the University of California, UCLA. Stephen Franz has a doctorate in Education Policy Studies from Indiana University and is an education consultant and research analyst focusing on topics related to equality of educational opportunities and outcomes. He has written extensively on education in Latin America.