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Vygotsky, education, and teacher education Stephen Newman a* a Leeds Beckett University, Carnegie School of Education, Headingley Campus, Leeds, LS6 3QQ, UK * email: s.n.newman@leedsbeckett.ac.uk ORCiD: 0000-0002-2674-9154 Ashkan Latifi b b University of Tehran, Department of Psychology and Education, Jalal Al -e Ahmad Avenue, 14155-6456 ...
on: Theories, ries較教育学研究基礎EDUX601LDr. Will BrehmCourse DescriptionComparative education is a dynamic field enlivened by differences of theoretical and methodological views on what it means to ‘compare’ two or more schools or societies, yet united by the belief that one’s own educational system and p. actice can be improved ...
- About The Author
- New To This Edition
- Acknowledgements
- An introduction to comparative education
- Activity 1.8 Defining comparative education
- Key concept: Ethnocentrism
- Conclusion
- Key questions
Jennifer Marshall is a senior lecturer at the University of Derby and has worked in a variety of educational contexts for over twenty years. She has taught in secondary schools in the USA and Japan as well as teaching English as a foreign language to children and adults in Poland. She worked for a number of years as an English for Speakers of Other...
It has absolutely delighted me that the first edition of this book has been so successful that it has warranted an updated and revised second edition. My intention with the first edition was to provide access to pertinent literature on the complex field of comparative and interna-tional education. Feedback from students and colleagues alike has sug...
I would like to thank my wonderful family: Andy, Ellie, Shelby and mom Jane for their continued love and encouragement in my academic pursuits. I need to offer a special thanks to my colleague Neil Radford who has given me the time and space to engage in scholary activity. Without his support, this would not have been possible. Lastly, to James Cla...
This chapter explores: what comparative education is; how the field has developed over the years; the purpose of comparative education; who compares; the challenges of undertaking comparative research.
Find other definitions in either books or journal articles or on the internet. Com-pare and contrast these to the definitions previously discussed. Can you then synthesise (combine) them to produce one that demonstrates your own under-standing of what comparative education is? Be prepared to justify it.
Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own culture, values, people, language, cus-toms, religion and so forth are superior to others. Generally speaking, your way of doing things is ‘right’ and ‘better’ than someone else’s. For example, you refuse to eat with your hands on a trip to Asia because you think it is unhygienic and wrong. Taking this vie...
Comparative education has successfully emerged in the twenty-first century as a multidisciplinary field of study with a strong scholarly base. There have been a number of individuals and organisations throughout history (too many to name in such a short chapter) who have contributed greatly to its establishment and academic advance-ment. The intere...
Why did China look to the Soviet Union for ideas? Why do you think there was a push to educate the masses during this time? Were there any benefits to copying Soviet-style education? What challenges do you think the Chinese government faced? What role does comparative education play in helping governments to reform educational policy? Can you find ...
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10. Improving Education Outcomes in Developing Countries: Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, and Policy Implications 653 P. Glewwe, K. Muralidharan 1. Introduction 654 2. Trends in Education Outcomes, 1990 to 2014 656 3. Conceptual Issues 665 4. Review of the Evidence 673 5. Interpreting the Evidence, and Implications for Future Research 725 6 ...
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It is typically only the elite—sons and daughters of the rulers and the wealthy—who receive formal education beyond basic literacy in most traditional societies (Ballantine, Roberts, and Korgen, 2018). However, elders and family members in developed societies cannot teach all the skills necessary for survival.
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Sociology can be defined as the study of man and his environment in their relation with each other. The word Sociology is derived from the combination of the Latin socius – meaning “companion” and the Greek logos - meaning “the study of”. So the word literally means the study of companionship, or social relations.
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