International and Comparative Education Research Guide
Background
Background Information
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2008"These indicators enable governments to see their education systems in the light of other countries' performances and, together with OECD's country policy reviews, are designed to support and review the efforts that governments are making towards policy reform. (p. 3)"
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2006"draws on international perspectives to provide analysis of key education policy challenges and initiatives."
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2005"It explores how school-age populations and participation and graduation rates in education, especially at secondary and tertiary levels, have changed since 1995 and it looks at the factors that act as constraints to growth. p. [5]"
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2006"The Global Education Digest 2006* presents the latest education statistics from primary to tertiary levels in more than 200 countries. It also tracks the flows of foreign or mobile students. Mobile students are defined as those who study in foreign countries where they are not permanent residents."
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2007Provides "a description of the specialty of psychology devoted to the provision of services to children and youth, their teachers, and parents." Section I contains chapters on individual countries, while Section II has synthesis chapters.
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1999
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2007"provides a unique and comprehensive guide, including an inventory of 199 centers, programs, and institutes in the field, an essay analyzing the emergence and current status of higher education as an area of study, and a listing of 191 journals focusing on higher education."
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1995
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1994
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1997
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2006"provides an in-depth analysis of the scope of postsecondary education worldwide, combining a series of overarching comparative essays with analytic chapters focusing on key countries and regions."
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2007
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2005"By examining some of the major education policy issues, particularly in the light of recent shifts in education and policy research, the editors aim to provide a comprehensive picture of the intersecting and diverse discourses of globalisation, education and policy-driven reforms. (p. xi)"
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2003"The first part discusses new developments in social theory and methodology in the sociology of education. The second part offers a sequence of snapshots of the practice of sociology of education in different countries and regions of the world, as well as a focus on how the educational process is being analyzed by diverse audiences. The third part offers an appraisal of critical issues in sociology of education, including some of the thorniest debates in the field."
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1991
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2005"The report informs readers about the demographic trends and the employment situation in which education systems are evolving, the way in which systems are organised and how they function, and the role and make-up of the teaching profession. (p. 3)"
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2004
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2000
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2008The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Children's Issues Worldwide covers "all major aspects of children's lives, including educational provision, legal status, family life, health, abuse and neglect, play and recreation, and religious affiliation" in country chapters. Each of the 6 volumes covers a region of the world.
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2009
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2007"This handbook analyzes the origins, contributions and interpretations of international education."
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2007
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2002
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