Critical approaches to comparative education
Subtitle: vertical case studies from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas
By: edited by Frances Vavrus, Lesley Bartlett.
Contributors: Vavrus, Frances Katherine.; Bartlett, Lesley
Series: International and development education
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230615977
Subjects: Comparative education -- Case studies; Education and state -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Description: "This book unites a dynamic group of scholars who examine linkages among local, national, and international levels of educational policy and practice. Utilizing multi-sited, ethnographic approaches, the essays explore vertical interactions across diverse levels of policy and practice while prompting horizontal comparisons across twelve sites in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. The vertical case studies focus on a range of topics, including participatory development, the politics of culture and language, neoliberal educational reforms, and education in post-conflict settings. Editors Vavrus and Bartlett contribute to comparative theory and practice by demonstrating the advantages of 'thinking vertically.'"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.