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North American scholars of comparative education : examining the work and influence of notable 20th century comparativists / edited by Erwin H. Epstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford studies in comparative education 0961-2149
- Oxford studies in comparative education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educators--United States--Biography.
- Educators.
- Comparative education.
- History.
- Scholars.
- United States.
- Canada.
- Educators--Canada--Biography.
- Scholars--United States--Biography.
- Scholars--Canada--Biography.
- Comparative education--History.
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 204 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, [2019]
- Summary:
- "This book brings together fifteen comprehensive studies of significant North American scholars of comparative education from the 20th century. Providing relevant biographical detail, chapters analyse each scholar's approach to comparative education and their on-going influences on the field."-- Page iii.
- Contents:
- Introduction : unleashing the power of biographies to shape a narrative on perspectives in transition / Erwin H. Epstein
- Part I. The policy-oriented humanistic tradition in comparative education.
- John Dewey / Regina Cortina
- Paul Monroe / Liping Bu
- Isaac Leon Kandel / Wesley Null
- William W. Brickman / Erwin H. Epstein
- George Z.F. Bereday / Justyna Wojniak and David Post
- Part II. The social scientific tradition in comparative education
- C. Arnold Anderson / Erwin H. Epstein
- Phillip J. Foster / Stephen P. Heyneman
- Mary Jean Bowman / David N. Plank
- Donald K. Adams / John C. Weidman
- Joseph P. Farrell / Karen Mundy
- Part III. New perspectives and methods in comparative education
- Gail Paradise Kelly / Vandra Lea Masemann
- Rolland G. Paulston / Brian Denman and W. James Jacob
- Heidi Ann Ross / Irving Epstein
- Gerald H. Read / Martha C. Merrill
- Claude Andrew Eggertsen / Robert F. Lawson
- Conclusion : harnessing disparate perspectives on ways of knowing for an uncertain future / Erwin H. Epstein.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780367256906
- 0367256908
- OCLC:
- 1107154058
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