The SAGE handbook of comparative studies in education
2020
eBook
Abstract: The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Studies in Education explores international educational practices and behaviours through new research and review of existing research.
Main title:
The SAGE handbook of comparative studies in education / edited by Larry E. Suter, Emma Smith and Brian D. Denman.
Author:
Suter, Larry, editorSmith, Emma (Professor), editorDenman, Brian D., editorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2020.London [England] ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, [2019]©2019
Collation:
1 online resource (46 entries) : 49 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: xlviii, 634 pages : illustrations
Contents:
1. The status of comparative education research in the 21st century : An empiricist's view -- 2. Critical challenges in approaches and experience in comparative education research -- 3. Enduring issues in education : comparative perspectives -- 4. Riddled with gaping wounds : A methodological critique of comparative and international studies in education : Views of a professor -- 5. Challenges in international large-scale educational surveys -- 6. Non-cognitive attributes : Measurement and meaning -- 7. Methodological challenges to measuring heterogeneous populations internationally --8. The participation of Latin American countries in international assessments : Assessment capacity, validity, and fairness -- 9. Validity issues in qualitative and quantitative research of cross-national studies -- 10. Mixed methods in education : Visualising the quality of quantitative data -- 11. Growth and development of large-scale international comparative studies and their influence on comparative education thinking -- 12. The meaning of motivation to learn in cross-national comparisons : A review of recent international research on ability, self-concept, and interest -- 13. Examining change over time in international large-scale assessments : Lessons learned from PISA -- 14. Qualitative comparative education research : Perennial issues, new approaches and good practice -- 15. Methodological challenges in conducting international research on teaching quality using standardized observations -- 16. The measurement and use of socioeconomic status in educational research -- 17. Early childhood care and education in the era of sustainable development : Balancing local and global priorities -- 18. Equity of access to pre-primary education and long-term benefits : A cross-country analysis -- 19. Primary education curricula across the world : Qualitative and quantitative methodology in international comparison -- 20. Outside-school-time activities and shadow education -- 21. Measuring opportunity : Two perspectives on the "black box" of school learning -- 22. What can international comparative tests tell us about the future supply of highly skilled STEM workers? -- 23. Comparative research on teacher learning communities in a global context -- 24. Teaching instructional practices : Play-based learning : Supporting the transition from early years to primary education -- 25. Challenges in practice : A critical examination of efforts to link teacher practices and student achievement -- 26. Global higher education trends : implications for policy and practice -- 27. Digital technologies and educational transformation -- 28. International large-scale student assessments and their impact on national school reforms -- 29. Changes in the world-wide distribution of large-scale International assessments -- 30. The uneasy relation between international testing and comparative education research -- 31. Global and local dissonance when comparing nation-states and educational performance -- 32. Building learning assessment systems in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781526419460 (hardback)9781526484611 (electronic book)1526484617 (electronic book)9781526484635 (electronic book)9781787857346 (electronic version)1526484633 (electronic book)
Dewey class:
300.1
LC class:
LB43 2019eb
Language:
English
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BRN:
501498
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