Education around the world : a comparative introduction /

Education around the world : a comparative introduction /

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Author / Creator:	Brock, Colin.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Description:	ix, 205 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Education around the world series Education around the world series.
Subject:	Comparative education. Education -- Cross-cultural studies. Comparative education. Education. Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9105400

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ISBN:	9781441169402 (pbk.) 1441169407 (pbk.) 9781441105011 (hardcover) 1441105018 (hardcover) 9781441178091 (ebook (pdf)) 9781441140463 (ebook (ebook))
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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
Physical Description:	ix, 205 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781441169402 1441169407 9781441105011 1441105018 9781441178091 9781441140463