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  1. Third World Education

    Quality and Equality

    By Anthony R. Welch

    Edited by Edward R. Beauchamp

    Series: Reference Books in International Education

    This book debunks the argument that quality in education can only be achieved by limiting, or trading off, equality. The quality of schooling is a major issue for Third World nations across the globe. However there is no single measure which is universally accepted. Whether it is, as some...

    Published December 31st 1999 by Routledge

  2. The Ethnographic Eye

    Interpretive Studies of Education in China

    By Heidi Ross, Judith Liu

    Series: Reference Books in International Education

    Published October 31st 1999 by Routledge

  3. Education, Cultures, and Economics

    Dilemmas for Development

    By Angela W. Little, Fiona E. Leach

    Edited by Angela W. Little, Fiona E. Leach

    Series: Reference Books in International Education

    This edited volume reviews the conflict between economic prescriptions for improved education in the developing world and local cultures. Among the issues reviewed are: conceptions of culture and economics in development and education literature, economic considerations of school systems to promote...

    Published September 30th 1999 by Routledge

  4. Competitor or Ally?

    Japan's Role in American Educational Debates

    By Gerald K. LeTendre

    Edited by Gerald K. LeTendre

    Series: Reference Books in International Education

    In this book the authors systematically address the most common stereotypes or myths about Japanese education that are currently being circulated in the popular press, teaching magazines and educational research journals. The authors show how arguments about Japan are used to further political ends...

    Published June 30th 1999 by Routledge

  5. Politics of Educational Innovations in Developing Countries

    An Analysis of Knowledge and Power

    By Nelly P. Stromquist, Michael L. Basile

    Edited by Nelly P. Stromquist, Michael L. Basile

    Series: Reference Books in International Education

    In the educational arena, new ideas often compete as solutions to recurrent problems, making the concept of "innovations" a widespread discursive term. While expectations are substantial for each innovation, implementation of ideas has shown them to be more modest in practice. This book examines...

    Published May 31st 1999 by Routledge

  6. China's National Minority Education

    Culture, Schooling, and Development

    Edited by Gerard A. Postiglione

    Series: Reference Books in International Education

    Published May 31st 1999 by Routledge

  7. Gender Issues in International Education

    Beyond Policy and Practice

    Edited by Maggie Wilson, Sheena Erskine

    Series: Reference Books in International Education

    Published March 31st 1999 by Routledge

  8. Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Contemporary Issues and Future Concerns

    Edited by Cynthia Szymanski Sunal

    Series: Reference Books in International Education

    Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa addresses the difficulties and achievements in providing basic primary school education, literacy and numeracy, to every child, while furthering knowledge of the cultural heritage....

    Published June 30th 1998 by Routledge

  9. Education and the Scandinavian Welfare State in the Year 2000

    Equality, Policy, and Reform

    By Arild Tjeldvoll

    Series: Reference Books in International Education

    Published June 30th 1998 by Routledge

  10. Politics of Classroom Life

    Classroom Management in International Perspective

    By Nobuo K. Shimahara

    Edited by Nobuo K. Shimahara

    Series: Reference Books in International Education

    Published March 31st 1998 by Routledge

Forthcoming Books

  1. History Education and National Identity in East Asia
    Edited by Edward Vickers
    To Be Published May 30th 2013
  2. Learning through Collaborative Research: The Six Nation Education Research Project
    Edited by Noel F. McGinn
    To Be Published September 26th 2013
  3. Russian Education: Tradition and Transition
    By Brian Holmes, Gerald H. Read, Natalya Voskresenskaya
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  4. Social Justice and Third World Education
    Edited by Timothy J. Scrase
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  5. Teacher Education in Industrialized Nations: Issues in Changing Social Contexts
    Edited by Ivan Z. Holowinsky, Nobuo K. Shimahara
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  6. The Ethnographic Eye: Interpretive Studies of Education in China
    By Heidi Ross, Judith Liu
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  7. Gender Issues in International Education: Beyond Policy and Practice
    Edited by Maggie Wilson, Sheena Erskine
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  8. Education, Cultures, and Economics: Dilemmas for Development
    By Angela W. Little, Fiona E. LeachEdited by Angela W. Little, Fiona E. Leach
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  9. Education and the Scandinavian Welfare State in the Year 2000: Equality, Policy, and Reform
    By Arild Tjeldvoll
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  10. Politics of Classroom Life: Classroom Management in International Perspective
    By Nobuo K. ShimaharaEdited by Nobuo K. Shimahara
    To Be Published September 29th 2013

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