Comparative Educational Research: the need for reconceptualisation and fresh insights
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
- Vol. 29 (3) , 233-248
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0305792990290304
Abstract
This paper argues that a century after Michael Sadler's famous speech on ‘How far can we learn anything of practical value from the study of foreign systems of education?’ the turn of a new century/millennium provides a useful opportunity to think afresh about comparative and international education as a field of study. It provides six justifications, or needs, for a reconceptualisation, arguing that the challenges and changes facing education systems world‐wide offer a unique opportunity for compara‐tivists to help to shape future policies.Keywords
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