The Cross Cultural Transfer Of Educational Concepts And Practices

Author : Masahiro Tanaka
Publisher : Symposium Books Ltd
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005-05-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781873927403

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The Cross-cultural Transfer of Educational Concepts and Practices by Masahiro Tanaka Pdf

This book analyses comparatively the creation of American and Japanese universities on the model of German universities largely in the late nineteenth century, and the reform of German and Japanese universities on the model of American universities after the end of the Second World War. The argument is that transferring educational concepts and practices from one cultural context to another involves not merely a ‘transfer’, but a ‘transformation’. How and why this transformation occurs is what this book is about. More precisely, it is suggested that transformation of educational concepts and practices during their cross-cultural movement can be understood within a theoretical perspective that is proposed and developed in the book. This book is divided into six chapters. Chapter One, as the introduction, analyses several scholars’ approaches to the aspects of educational transfer, then attempts to construct a theoretical perspective for the book on the processes of change in educational concepts and practices during their movement across cultures. Chapters Two and Three offer two narratives to investigate how German university concepts and practices were transmuted as a consequence of local actors’ efforts to import these concepts and practices into Japan and the United States. Chapters Four and Five provide another two narratives to examine how American university concepts and practices were altered as a result of American actors’ attempts to export these concepts and practices to Japan and Germany. Chapter Six, as the conclusion, through reflecting on the four narratives given in the main chapters, re-examines the ways in which the theoretical perspective of this book is useful to understand the processes of transformation of educational concepts and practices during their movement from one culture to another.

Author : Natalia Tsvetkova
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004252028

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Failure of American and Soviet Cultural Imperialism in German Universities, 1945-1990 by Natalia Tsvetkova Pdf

In Failure of American and Soviet Cultural Imperialism in German Universities, 1945-1990 Natalia Tsvetkova describes the American and Soviet policies in German universities during the Cold War. In both parts of divided Germany the conservative professorate resisted both the American and Soviet policies of reforms in universities. Whether these policies can be considered cases of cultural imperialism will be discussed in this book. As well as how and why both American and Soviet policies of the transformation of German universities eventually failed.

Author : Robert Cowen,Andreas M. Kazamias
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1371 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402064036

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International Handbook of Comparative Education by Robert Cowen,Andreas M. Kazamias Pdf

This two-volume compendium brings together leading scholars from around the world who provide authoritative studies of the old and new epistemic motifs and theoretical strands that have characterized the interdisciplinary field of comparative and international education in the last 50 years. It analyses the shifting agendas of scholarly research, the different intellectual and ideological perspectives and the changing methodological approaches used to examine and interpret education and pedagogy across different political formations, societies and cultures.

Author : Matthias Pilz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319478562

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Vocational Education and Training in Times of Economic Crisis by Matthias Pilz Pdf

This book brings together a broad range of approaches and methodologies relevant to international comparative vocational education and training (VET). Revealing how youth in transition is affected by economic crises, it provides essential insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the various systems and prospects of VET in contexts ranging from North America to Europe, (e.g. Spain, Germany or the UK) to Asia (such as China, Thailand and India). Though each country examined in this volume is affected by the economic crisis in a different way, the effects are especially apparent for the young generation. In many countries the youth unemployment rate is still very high and the job perspectives for young people are often limited at best. The contributions in this volume demonstrate that VET alone cannot solve these problems, but can be used to support a smooth transition from school to work. If the quality of VET is high and the status and job expectations are good, VET can help to fill the skills gap, especially at the intermediate skill level. Furthermore, VET can also offer a realistic alternative to the university track for young people in many countries.

Author : Stephen Billett,Greer Johnson,Sue Thomas,Cheryl Sim,Stephen Hay,Jill Ryan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400741980

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Experience of School Transitions by Stephen Billett,Greer Johnson,Sue Thomas,Cheryl Sim,Stephen Hay,Jill Ryan Pdf

Leaving school, whether to move on to training, work or education, is a fundamental rite of passage the world over. This volume draws on a wealth of international sources and studies in its analysis of the ‘transitions’ young students make as they move on from their secondary schooling. It identifies how these transitions are planned for by policymakers, enacted by school staff and engaged with by students themselves. With data from a range of nations with advanced industrial economies, the book delineates how the policies relating to these transitions need to be conceived and implemented, how the transitions themselves are negotiated by young people, and how they might be shaped to meet the varied needs of the students they are designed to help. The authors argue that the relationship, often complex, between what schools provide in the way of preparation, and the ways in which students take up what is on offer, is the crucial nexus for understanding the experience of transitions by young people, and for enhancing that experience. With a host of case studies of transition policies themselves, as well as evaluative data on how they were received by the school leavers whom they were designed for, this valuable addition to the educational literature deserves to be read by all those with roles in preparing the young for their journey into a complex adult world full of pitfalls as well as opportunity.

Author : Peter Johan Lor
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 949 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110267990

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International and Comparative Librarianship by Peter Johan Lor Pdf

Based on his extensive experience in international librarianship, Peter Johan Lor, South Africa's first National Librarian and a former Secretary General of the IFLA, has written the first comprehensive and systematic overview of international and comparative librarianship. His book provides a conceptual framework and methodological guidelines for the field and covers the full range of international relations among libraries and information services, with particular attention to the international political economy of information, the international diffusion of innovations and policy in library and information services, LIS development and international aid. It concludes with a discussion of the practical relevance and future of international and comparative studies in LIS. See a short interview with Peter Lor on his work https://www.ifla.org/node/92590

Author : Barnita Bagchi,Eckhardt Fuchs,Kate Rousmaniere
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782382676

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Connecting Histories of Education by Barnita Bagchi,Eckhardt Fuchs,Kate Rousmaniere Pdf

The history of education in the modern world is a history of transnational and cross-cultural influence. This collection explores those influences in (post) colonial and indigenous education across different geographical contexts. The authors emphasize how local actors constructed their own adaptation of colonialism, identity, and autonomy, creating a multi-centric and entangled history of modern education. In both formal as well as informal aspects, they demonstrate that transnational and cross-cultural exchanges in education have been characterized by appropriation, re-contextualization, and hybridization, thereby rejecting traditional notions of colonial education as an export of pre-existing metropolitan educational systems.

Author : Gita Steiner-Khamsi,Florian Waldow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136489426

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World Yearbook of Education 2012 by Gita Steiner-Khamsi,Florian Waldow Pdf

The phenomenon of "travelling reforms" has become an object of great professional interest and intensive academic scrutiny. The fact that the same set of educational reforms is transferred from one country to another made scholars wonder whether policy transfer has increased as a result of globalization. But also the fact that policy makers increasingly import "best practices "and international standards and use them as a tool to accelerate reform has captured the imagination of many that deal with policy studies. An international comparative perspective is key for understanding why reforms travel from one corner of the world to another. Not surprisingly, the study of policy borrowing and lending constitutes one of the core research topics of comparative policy studies; a new area of research that links comparative education with policy studies. The World Yearbook of Education 2012 brings together a diverse range of perspectives on education policy through contributions from internationally renowned authors. It reflects on the way policy borrowing and lending is reconfiguring the world of education and offers a new collection of insights into the changes occurring across the world. It particularly focuses on: The political and economic reasons for policy borrowing, The agencies, international networks and regimes that instigate policy change, The process of borrowing and lending The impact of these systems, agendas and institutions on indigenous settings. This book will prove invaluable to researchers of globalization and to policy experts, especially those interested in comparative and international educational studies. It is also essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students and anyone involved in the sociology, economy or history of education. Gita Steiner-Khamsi is Professor of Comparative and International Education at Teachers College Columbia University, New York, US. Florian Waldow is Research Director at the University of Münster, Germany.

Author : David Phillips,Kimberly Ochs
Publisher : Symposium Books Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-05-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781873927946

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Educational Policy Borrowing by David Phillips,Kimberly Ochs Pdf

This book builds on the Editors’ previous work on the analysis of policy borrowing processes in education. A number of prominent researchers in comparative studies contribute articles describing and analysing policy borrowing in a number of historical contexts, with many of the examples testing aspects of the explanatory models developed by Phillips & Ochs. The countries covered include England, Spain, Germany, France, Austria, Japan and South Africa.

Author : Tom O'Donoghue
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351165549

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Planning Your Qualitative Research Thesis and Project by Tom O'Donoghue Pdf

The new edition of Planning Your Qualitative Research Thesis and Project provides easily accessible worked examples and valuable models which can be used as guides for plans and proposals. By demonstrating the thought and forward planning that is required when proposing a credible interpretivist study, this book provides the reader with all the theory and practical understanding necessary to conduct a successful qualitative research project. This new edition provides examples of contemporary topics related to a range of countries across the developed and developing world, and new chapters which include: An example of a ‘perspectives‘ study Policy studies and the interpretivist paradigm Life history studies Interactionist historical studies The interpretivist paradigm and research based on ‘problem focused‘ ideas With chapters and studies providing contemporary and relevant examples, this new edition is the perfect introductory guide for students looking to complete their first qualitative thesis project. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it is an accessible introduction, and an invaluable resource for early stage doctoral students, and for students undertaking research and enquiry.

Author : Pei-tseng Jenny Hsieh
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781441181930

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Education in East Asia by Pei-tseng Jenny Hsieh Pdf

Education in East Asia is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in the region. With chapters written by an international team of leading regional education experts, the book explores the education systems of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan, covering local regional developments in each country as well as recent reforms and global contexts. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this handbook will be an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels.

Author : Masahiro Tanaka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429657740

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Student Engagement and Quality Assurance in Higher Education by Masahiro Tanaka Pdf

Using a range of international examples to compare the reality, purpose and effect of student engagement in universities across the globe, Student Engagement and Quality Assurance in Higher Education argues that teachers and students need to collaborate to improve the quality of university education and student learning. The growing trend of assessing and assuring quality in higher education is incredibly complex, as there are so many variables affecting both experiences and measures. With case studies from ten countries, covering a variety of cultural and environmental settings, this book focusses on ways of working with students to produce applicable, implementable strategies for universities the world over. Internationally applicable, this book presents ideas from a range of cultures, which can be adapted to be implemented in a variety of cultures. The reader is provided with a range of approaches where both the advantages and disadvantages are clearly presented. The ten case studies consider the macro, meso and micro levels of each approach, allowing for an exploration of the growing area of research and practice that is student–staff partnerships, showcasing ways of working with students to enhance engagement and quality, which are vital for a long-term approach. Focussing on one of the main reform topics for universities, Student Engagement and Quality Assurance in Higher Education is essential reading for educational researchers, institutional leaders and all concerned with the implementation and progression of student engagement and quality assurance in higher education.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781136794650

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Comparative Inquiry and Educational Policy Making by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andreas Åkerlund
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789188168511

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Public Diplomacy and Academic Mobility in Sweden by Andreas Åkerlund Pdf

Academic exchange is one of the cornerstones of public diplomacy. Receiving foreign academics is one way of influencing foreign elites in an attempt to build goodwill and stable international networks. The result is that academic mobility and the internationalization of higher education and research have always been directly affected by foreign policy decisions and diplomatic considerations — and still are. In Public Diplomacy and Academic Mobility in Sweden, Andreas Åkerlund analyses Sweden’s scholarship programs for foreign academics in a long-term perspective. Here a quantitative analysis of scholarship holders is related to Swedish exchange policy and grant practices by looking at the Swedish Institute in particular. The result is an account of how public diplomacy, foreign policy, development assistance, and the ideas of a knowledge-based economy and international competition affected academic exchanges with Sweden in the twentieth century.

Author : Alma Maldonado-Maldonado,Roberta Malee Bassett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400770850

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The Forefront of International Higher Education by Alma Maldonado-Maldonado,Roberta Malee Bassett Pdf

This book honors the academic trajectory and global impact of Philip G. Altbach, one of the most important education comparativists worldwide for over forty years. From his early writings on India and student activism to his recent work on research universities, Altbach has served as a key developer of the expansion of the field to include comparative higher education. His capacity to find, support, and gather the best minds around the world, to organize research teams in order to explore the most relevant issues on comparative higher education has earned him international recognition. His service to the field of comparative higher education is invaluable and incomparable. This festschrift contains original pieces from colleagues and former students following a twofold discussion: the most relevant topics on comparative higher education and particular Altbach’s contributions to this field of work.