This is a new affordable paperback combining introductory coverage of both ‘comparative’ and ‘international’ education for Masters and PhD students.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 e… More >>
#1 by Raymond L. Keller on July 2, 2010 - 6:24 pm
Phillips provides an excellent summary and introduction to the basic theory underlying the twin fields of comparative and international education. This text is actually a literature review of these twin fields and for the initial researcher, at the graduate level, provides a good foundational study. Unfortunately, the study is not only Euro-centric but also Anglo-centric; little attention is paid to organizations outside the Common Market with the exception of UN and other ubiquitious Non-Governmental Organizations. I should like to have seen more information provided on the emerging transnational efforts in Asia.
Rating: 4 / 5