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Common Interests, Uncommon Goals : Histories of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies and its Members

Publication year: 2008

ISBN: 978-1-4020-6925-3

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This book presents histories of the WCCES and its member societies. It shows ways in which the field has changed over the decades, and the forces which have shaped it in different parts of the world. The book demonstrates that while comparative education can be seen as a single global field, it has different characteristics in different countries and cultures. In this sense, the book presents a comparison of comparisons.


Subject: Humanities, Social Science and Law / Comparative Education / Comparative Education History / Comparative Education Societies / Europe / Interpretation / Nation / Transnational / education / International and Comparative Education / History general / Sociology of Education / Sociology general