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

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Information

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Year

2013

ISBN

9781441140463

Edition

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Comparative Education

Cover-Page
Half-Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 Why it is 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 United States of America 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