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Comparative Education

Comparative Education. Educational Concerns. Egalitarian – need for equality and opportunity for all Economic – prepare for future competency and skill in the workplace Civic – educate citizens who can participate in public life Humanistic – develop the whole person for lifelong education.

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Comparative Education

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  1. Comparative Education

  2. Educational Concerns • Egalitarian – need for equality and opportunity for all • Economic – prepare for future competency and skill in the workplace • Civic – educate citizens who can participate in public life • Humanistic – develop the whole person for lifelong education (Kubow & Fossum, p. 3)

  3. Rationale for Studying Comparative Education • Broaden one’s perspective and sharpen one’s focus • Understand issues from different perspectives in different contexts: • Cultural • Social • Political • Need to understand the theoretical and philosophical assumptions of each country • Can then begin to understand each country’s educational practices. (Kubow & Fossum, p. 5)

  4. What is Comparative Education? • Draws on multiple disciplines: • Sociology • Political Science • Psychology • Anthropology • Examine the role education plays in the individual and national development • Examine how societal values influence attitudes about how we educate (Kubow & Fossum, p. 6)

  5. What is the Purpose of Education? • Is education a benevolent agent of change? • Is education a mirror of the larger society, manifesting through its structure, curriculum, and pedagogy inherent inequalities? • Do educational practices maintain social status quo? (Kubow & Fossum, p. 6)

  6. Education and Culture • Education plays an important role in national progress and globalization • Comparative education provides an opportunity to study foreign cultures and their educational systems • Comparative education allows you to examine and appraise your own culture and educational system • Analyze home cultures/systems and compare with others (Kubow & Fossum, p. 6)

  7. Comparative Education as a Field • Comparative education is a field – not a discipline • Discipline dedicated to a specific set of rules and standards • Field draws on varous disciplines to understand the complexity • Extends and deepens our understanding of the world • Helps educators decide • What issues are important? • What factors should be considered to improve education? (Kubow & Fossum, p. 7)

  8. Historical Stages of Development • Travelers’ tales – observatons of cultural practices and customs • Educational borrowing – 19th Century • Observations of foreign school systems • Identify useful techniques/practices • Systematic scientific study – 20th Century • Examine forces shaping foreign educational systems • Use quantitative methods to explain education • Period of international cooperation – today • Necessary for world harmony • Improve the quality of citizens’ lives (Kubow & Fossum, p. 9)

  9. Perspectives • Interpretive • Focus on concepts and theories • Explain educational phenomena by considering cultural, philosophical, and historical context • Normative • Examine differing value positions • Develop own values about education • Critical • Develop ability to question contradictions and inconsistencies in educational beliefs, policies, and practices. (Kubow & Fossum, p. 21)

  10. Comparative Perspective Taking • Expand understanding beyond own localized perspective • Cross-cultural investigation • Make sense out of the new or unknown by comparing to own frame of reference • Multiple interpretation of the issues • Avoid dichotomous thinking • Widen conceptual lenses • Develop the critical thinking skills of a global citizen • Systematic critique and reflection must accompany curiousity (Kubow & Fossum, pp. 26-27)

  11. Value of Comparative Education • Alerts students to enduring social questions • Helps teachers function as citizens of their countries as well as citizens of a global society • Encourage a sprit of exploration transcending local boundaries • Awareness that educators in different parts of the world are wrestling with similar issues • Educators are part of a global professional community (Kubow & Fossum, pp. 26-27)

  12. Benefits • View educaton from multiple perspectives • Contribute to social change and educational process • Foster international understanding • Opportunity for global cooperation and critique (Kubow & Fossum, p. 27)

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