Learning from Comparing: New Directions in Comparative Educational Research. Volume 2: Policy, Professionals and Development

by Robin Alexander, Marilyn Osborn (Editor), David Phillips (Editor)

Learning from Comparing is a major two-volume study which reassesses the contribution of comparative educational research and theory to our understanding of contemporary educational problems and to our capacity to solve them. At a time when educational research is under attack on the grounds of 'bias' and 'irrelevance', and under pressure to address only those questions which are acceptable politically (as good a definition of bias as any), this is a serious attempt to bridge the worlds of research, policy and practice. The editors have put together a collection - in terms of both perspective and nationality - which ensures contrasting viewpoints on each topic. Robin Alexander. Preface. PART ONE. THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL David Phillips. the comparative study of educational policy; Val D. Rust. Education Policy Studies and Comparative Education; Joanna Le Métais. Snakes and learning from international comparisons; Mary-Louise Kearney. Higher polemic and policy imperatives. PART TWO. RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND Robin Alexander. research, education and development; Michael Crossley. Research, Education and setting the scene; Cheng Kai-Ming. Education and the neglected mission of cross-cultural studies; Terry Allsop. The Department for International knowledge generation after the White Paper; Colin Brock & Nadine Cammish. Developing a Comparative Approach to the Study of Gender, Education and Development; Rosemary Preston. Learning from Development Research in Educational Contexts; Michele Schweisfurth. perspectives from the fourth seminar. PART THREE. EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS Marilyn Osborn. education professionals compared; Harry Judge. Comparing Education an introductory essay; Theodor Sander. The Politics of Comparing Teacher Education Systems and Teacher Education Policy; Lynn Davies. Chaos

300 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2000

About the author

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Robin Alexander is Lead Director of The Primary Review, Fellow of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge, Professor of Education Emeritus at the University of Warwick and President of the British Association for Interntational and Comparative Education.