Comparative and International Education: An Introduction to Theory Method and Practice

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With a foreword by Professor Erwin H. Epstein. A unique introduction to this important field providing a comprehensive overview of the key themes including:- defining comparative and international education- how comparative studies in education have developed- methodological approaches to comparative and international education research- the relationship between education and national development- the power of comparative studies in investigating student achievement and school effectiveness- what comparative studies have taught us about educational issues such as policy borrowing processes of transition post-conflict education education in small states pedagogy and citizenship.