Education around the world
Subtitle: a comparative introduction
By: Colin Brock and Nafsika Alexiadou
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781441169402; 9781441105011; 9781441178091; 9781441140463
Subjects: Cross-cultural studies; Education; Comparative education
Description: 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-200).