International and Comparative Education - Contemporary Issues and Debates - - Paperback Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 2017 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

Description

International and Comparative Education offers detailed and wide-ranging illustrations of the ways in which comparison can illuminate our understanding of contemporary education systems by exploring issues in relation to specific educational sectors, from early-years and primary schooling, through to further, adult and higher education. Key areas and debates examined include: - - Alternative education provision - - - Early-years pedagogy and training - - - Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development in primary schooling - - - Work-related learning in secondary schools - - - The world of private tutoring - - - Economic austerity and further education - - - Apprenticeships and vocational education - - - Adult education and training - - - Higher education in a globalised world - - - Teacher training and international rankings. - Drawing on these wide-ranging themes across a number of national contexts to provoke critical thinking and reflection, each chapter includes discussion points and further reading, providing a valuable resource for all Education Studies students.