Description
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Part I Comparative Orientations
1. Toward a Science of Comparative Education
2. On Teaching a ‘ Scientific ‘ Comparative Education
3. Defining Comparative Education : Conceptions
4. A Comparative Study of Outlier Schools in Metropolitan Settings
6. Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish in Comparative Education
7. Use and Abuse of Comparative Education
8. Comparative Education : The State of the Field
9. Dependency Theory in Comparative Education
11. The Comparative Mind : Metaphor in Comparative Education
Part II. Schools in Context
12. The Elitist and the Popular Ideal : Prefects and Monitors in English and American Secondary Schools
13. Ultimate Deterrents : Punishment and Control in English and American Schools
14. Metropolitanism and Education
15. Teachers and School Success in Amsterdam , London , Paris and New York
16. Toward a Strategy of Urban-Educational Study
17. International Study of Business/Industry Involvement with Education
Part III. Achievement , Assessment and Evaluating Learning
18. Comparative School Achievement
19. National Case Study Report
20. International Study of School Achievement
22. The Two Faces of Examinations
23. Tradeoffs in Examinations Policies : An International Comparative Perspective
24. Secondary School Examinations : International Perspectives on Policies and Practice
25. An International Perspective on National Standards
26. A Comparative Assessment of Assessment
27. Great Expectations : An International Comparison of End-of-Secondary School Examinations
Part IV. Educational Policy
28. Trends in Public Secondary Education in Western Europe
29. Education , Credentialling and the Labor Market in the European Community : An Agenda for Research
32. OECD Reviews of Educational Policy
34. The Utility of Country Case Studies for Educational Planning
35. Educational Financing and Policy Goals
