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Popov, N

Wolhuter, C

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Comparative Education at Universities World WideComparative Education has had a nearly 110-year university history. The essence of Comparative Education can thoroughly be understood if we focus on its history and current existence at universities world wide. This thoroughly-revised and expanded second edition commences with Erwin H. Epstein’s introductory chapter on ‘Crucial Benchmarks in the Professionalization of Comparative Education’. The following fi ve parts present 36 national and regional chapters depicting the evolution and current state of Comparative Education at Universities in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and Africa. The volume concludes with a mosaic-like comparison of comparisons of the variegated picture of Comparative Education as an academic fi eld.The EditorsCharl Wolhuter studied at the Rand Afrikaans University, the University of Pretoria and the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. He obtained a doctorate in Comparative Education at the University of Stellenbosch. He was a junior lecturer in History of Education and Comparative Education at the University of Pretoria and a senior lecturer in History of Education and Comparative Education at the University of Zululand. He is currently professor of Comparative Education at North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa. He is the author of various books and articles on History of Education and Comparative Education.Nikolay Popov graduated from Sofi a University, Bulgaria, in Education and Philosophy in 1986. He obtained two doctorates in Comparative Education – PhD (1990) and Dr.habil (2002). All his teaching and research activities have been focused on the history, theory and practice of Comparative Education. He has conducted comparative studies on management, fi nance, structures, teacher training, education laws, school curricula and books in various countries. He is currently Professor of Comparative Education at Sofi a University. He is author of 17 books and 95 articles and chapters on Education in Bulgaria and Comparative Education.Maria Manzon is a doctoral student in Comparative Education at the Faculty of Education of the University of Hong Kong. She is a member of the management committee of the Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC) at the University of Hong Kong, and was Assistant Secretary General of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) in 2005. Aside from her recent co-edited publication on the histories of the WCCES and its member societies, she has also published on theory and methodology in Comparative Education and on home-school partnerships. Bruno Leutwyler works as a research associate for the Institute for International Cooperation in Education at the Teacher Training University of Central Switzerland. After teaching several years in primary and secondary education in Switzerland and South America, he studied education and psychology at the University of Zurich where he obtained his PhD in 2007. His current research and teaching activities cover Comparative and Intercultural Education and professional development of teachers. COMPARATIVE EDUCATIONAT UNIVERSITIES WORLD WIDESECOND EDITIONEdited byCharl Wolhuter, Nikolay Popov,Maria Manzon & Bruno LeutwylerWith an introductory chapter byErwin H. EpsteinWORLD COUNCIL OF COMPARATIVE EDUCATION SOCIETIESCONSEIL MONDIAL DES ASSOCIATIONS D’ÉDUCATION COMPARÉEBureau for Educational ServicesISBN 978-954-9842-11-1WolhuterPopovManzonLeutwyler(Eds.)SecondEdition

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