Education around the world : a comparative introduction / Colin Brock and Nafsika Alexiadou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brock, Colin, author.

Series:

Education Around the World

Education around the world series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative education.

Education--Cross-cultural studies.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781472544445

1472544447

9781784027605

178402760X

9781299184534

1299184537

9781441178091

1441178090

OCLC:

828424633