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

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