North American Scholars of Comparative Education: Examining the Work and Influence of Notable 20th Century Comparativists

ISBN-13: 9781032091433 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 220 str.

Erwin H. Epstein

Opis

This book brings together fifteen comprehensive studies of significant North American scholars of comparative education from the 20th century. Providing relevant biographical detail, chapters analyse each figure’s approach to comparative education and their on-going influences on the field.

Spis treści

List of Illustrations List of Contributors  Preface  Introduction: Unleashing the Power of Biographies to Shape a Narrative on Perspectives in Transition  Part I The Policy-oriented humanistic tradition in comparative education  1: John Dewey  2: Paul Monroe  3: Isaac Leon Kandel  4: William W. Brickman  5: George Z.F. Bereday  Part II The social scientific tradition in comparative education  6: C. Arnold Anderson  7: Phillip J. Foster  8: Mary Jean Bowman  9: Donald K. Adams  10: Joseph P. Farrell  Part III New perspectives and methods in comparative education  11: Gail Paradise Kelly  12: Rolland G. Paulston 13: Heidi Ann Ross 14: Gerald H. Read 15: Claude Andrew Eggertsen Conclusion: Harnessing Disparate Perspectives on Ways of Knowing for an Uncertain Future  Selected Further Readings  Index

O autorze

Erwin H. Epstein is Emeritus Professor of Cultural and Educational Policy Studies at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of numerous publications and was formerly president of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) and editor of the Comparative Education Review.