National Differences Global Similarities

Author : David Baker
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804750219
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Differences, Global Similarities written by David Baker and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using US schools as a reference point, this book provides a description of schooling as a global institution. The authors draw on a four-year investigation conducted in 47 countries that examined many aspects of K-12 schooling. They discuss how world trends and the forces behind them will work to shape the directions education may take.

Author : Justin J. W. Powell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317263367
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barriers to Inclusion written by Justin J. W. Powell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barriers to Inclusion offers a comparative and historical account of the rise of special education over the twentieth century in the United States and Germany. This institutional analysis demonstrates how categorical boundaries, professional groups, social movements, and education and social policies shaped the schooling of children and youth with disabilities. It traces the evolution of special education classification, explores growing special education organizations, and examines students' learning opportunities and educational attainments. Highlighting cross-national differences over time, the author also investigates demographic and geographic variability within the federal democracies, especially in segregation and inclusion rates of disabled and disadvantaged children. Germany's elaborate system of segregated special school types contrasts with diverse American special education classrooms mainly within regular schools. Joining historical case studies with empirical indicators, this book reveals persistent barriers to school integration as well as factors that facilitate inclusive education reform in both societies.

Author : Jeanne H. Ballantine
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1452275831
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schools and Society: A Sociological Approach to Education written by Jeanne H. Ballantine and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-02-21 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undergraduate students of the sociology of education, education and society and education studies.

Author : Robert Cowen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402064039
Total Pages : 1371 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Handbook of Comparative Education written by Robert Cowen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-08-22 with total page 1371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume compendium brings together leading scholars from around the world who provide authoritative studies of the old and new epistemic motifs and theoretical strands that have characterized the interdisciplinary field of comparative and international education in the last 50 years. It analyses the shifting agendas of scholarly research, the different intellectual and ideological perspectives and the changing methodological approaches used to examine and interpret education and pedagogy across different political formations, societies and cultures.

Author : Alexander W. Wiseman
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781906955
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2013 written by Alexander W. Wiseman and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inaugural volume is a forum for stakeholders and scholars to examine current trends and identify future directions in comparative and international education, using several essays as a context for discussion and analysis.

Author : Gita Steiner-Khamsi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136489428
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Yearbook of Education 2012 written by Gita Steiner-Khamsi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phenomenon of "travelling reforms" has become an object of great professional interest and intensive academic scrutiny. The fact that the same set of educational reforms is transferred from one country to another made scholars wonder whether policy transfer has increased as a result of globalization. But also the fact that policy makers increasingly import "best practices "and international standards and use them as a tool to accelerate reform has captured the imagination of many that deal with policy studies. An international comparative perspective is key for understanding why reforms travel from one corner of the world to another. Not surprisingly, the study of policy borrowing and lending constitutes one of the core research topics of comparative policy studies; a new area of research that links comparative education with policy studies. The World Yearbook of Education 2012 brings together a diverse range of perspectives on education policy through contributions from internationally renowned authors. It reflects on the way policy borrowing and lending is reconfiguring the world of education and offers a new collection of insights into the changes occurring across the world. It particularly focuses on: The political and economic reasons for policy borrowing, The agencies, international networks and regimes that instigate policy change, The process of borrowing and lending The impact of these systems, agendas and institutions on indigenous settings. This book will prove invaluable to researchers of globalization and to policy experts, especially those interested in comparative and international educational studies. It is also essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students and anyone involved in the sociology, economy or history of education. Gita Steiner-Khamsi is Professor of Comparative and International Education at Teachers College Columbia University, New York, US. Florian Waldow is Research Director at the University of Münster, Germany.

Author : Frank J. Lechner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111873355X
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Globalization Reader written by Frank J. Lechner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, the fifth edition of this well-regarded textbook charts key topics and recent research in globalization along with the latest complexities and controversies in the field. Includes a new section on globalization and identity and new readings on global inequality, mental illness, structural violence, microfinance, blood diamonds, world citizenship, the global justice movement, and sumo wrestling Contains essential, thought-provoking readings by prominent scholars, activists, and organizations on the many dimensions of globalization, from political and economic issues to cultural and experiential ones Examines foundational topics, such as the experience of globalization, economic and political globalization, the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, women’s rights, environmentalism, global civil society, and the alternative globalization movement Retains the helpful student features from prior editions, including an accessible format, concise introductions to major topics, stimulating examples, and discussion questions for each selection and section

Author : Larry E. Suter
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1526484617
Total Pages : 936 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Studies in Education written by Larry E. Suter and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2019-05-27 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational practices have rapidly changed in the last few decades, especially in how exchanges of information and learning are delivered and processed. Yet, while the field of international comparative studies has grown, there has not been an extensive study on the relationship between educational practices, students, and how practitioners are prepared and trained. This handbook explores international educational practices and behaviours through new research and a review of existing research, with chapters spread across six parts: Part I: Introduction to Research Practices in Comparative Studies of Education Part II: Research Methods Part III: Policy Transfer Research through International Comparisons Part IV: Use of Student time in Formal and Informal Settings Part V: School Practices from Early Childhood through Secondary School Part VI: Conclusion - Lessons from Large Scale Studies

Author : Robert F. Arnove
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1442217774
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparative Education written by Robert F. Arnove and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its fourth edition, Comparative Education: The Dialectic of the Global and the Local remains the same groundbreaking book when it first debuted its collection of outstanding scholars in examining the changing transnational landscape of education. With the addition of new coeditor Stephen Franz, the book provides new perspectives on the dynamic interplay of global, national, and local forces as they shape the functions and outcomes of education systems. The book calls for a rethinking of the nation-state as the basic unit for analyzing school-society relations and emphasizes the need to study social movements in relation to educational reforms. It also emphasizes the value of feminist, postcolonial, and culturally sensitive perspectives for inquiry into the potential of education systems to contribute to individual development and social change. This new edition incorporates recent developments in scholarship, especially in education policy and practice, the impact of the global economic crisis, and a new chapter on education in the European Union.

Author : David Baker
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848550952
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender, Equality and Education from International and Comparative Perspectives written by David Baker and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-03 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the often controversial relationship between gender, equality and education from international and comparative perspectives. This volume also investigates whether gender equality in education is really being achieved in schools around the world or not.