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Concept and Scope of Comparative Education

The document defines key concepts in comparative education, including education, comparative education, and their objectives and scope. It discusses how comparative education involves comparing educational systems, processes, and outcomes within and between countries. The objectives are to describe, establish generalizations, highlight relationships between education and society, and assist educational development. The scope includes subject matter, geographical units, ideological perspectives, thematic issues, and historical development of the field.

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Concept and Scope of Comparative Education

The document defines key concepts in comparative education, including education, comparative education, and their objectives and scope. It discusses how comparative education involves comparing educational systems, processes, and outcomes within and between countries. The objectives are to describe, establish generalizations, highlight relationships between education and society, and assist educational development. The scope includes subject matter, geographical units, ideological perspectives, thematic issues, and historical development of the field.

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Concept and

Scope of
Comparative
Education
Bacani, Jasrell T.
De Jesus, Xyryll Ann D.
Table of Contents
01. 02.
Definition of
Definition of Education
Comparative Education

03. 04.
Features of Concept of Comparative
Comparative Education Education

05. 06.
Objectives of Scope of Comparative
Comparative Education Education
01
DEFINITION OF
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Education is the social institution responsible
for the systematic transmission of
knowledge, skills and culture values within
formally organized structure.
The process of receiving or giving systematic
instruction, especially at school or university,
a helpful experience.
02
DEFINITION OF
COMPARATIVE
EDUCATION
Meaning of Comparative Education

Comparative education
is the comparative study of educational theories
and practices in various countries. Comparative
education attempts to use cross-national data to
test propositions about the relationship between
education and society and between teaching
practices and learning outcomes.
03
FEATURES OF
COMPARATIVE
EDUCATION
Comparative education is characterized
by the following features:
➢ Comparison of one or more aspects of
education, within a country or between/among
countries
➢ A quest for similarities and differences
Comparative education is characterized
by the following features:
➢ An analysis of issues and problems
➢ Context-based adoption and solutions to
problems.
➢ Multidisciplinary perspective – An intersection
of social sciences, education and cross-national
study.
04
CONCEPT OF
COMPARATIVE
EDUCATION
Concepts of Comparative Education

Good, 1962
It is a field of study dealing with the comparison
of current educational theory and practice in
different countries for purposes of broadening and
deepening the understanding of educational
problems beyond the boundaries of one’s own
country.
Concepts of Comparative Education

Adeyinka,1994
✓ A study of two or more education systems.

✓ A study of how the philosophy, objectives and


aims, policy, and practice of education in other
countries influence the general development,
policy, and practice of education in a particular
country
Concepts of Comparative Education

Adeyinka,1994
✓ A study of how the development of education
in the past, across the ages and continents, has
influenced the development of education in
particular countries
Concepts of Comparative Education

Adeyinka,1994
✓ A study of the school systems of two or more
countries, and of the administrative machinery
set up to implement or control the
implementation of government policies at
various levels of education systems.
The Comparative Education focuses on
essential educational values and systems,
and various related problems, through
international comparison. The following
questions are essential in the course:

✓ What are the similarities and differences


between differing cultures and civilizations in
the worldviews and views of humanity that are
foundational to education in these respective
contexts?
✓ What are the commonalities and differences in
education systems and educational issues
around the world, including in other
developing and developed countries?

✓ What are the current, central issues in


educational curriculum and pedagogy in
schools around the world?
05.
OBJECTIVES of
COMPARATIVE
EDUCATION
4 Main Objectives of
Comparative Education
To describe educational 01 To assist in the
systems, processes, or development of
outcomes. educational institutions
and practices.
04 02
Objectives

To establish generalized To highlight the


statements about relationships between
education which are 03 education and society.
valid in more than one
country.
Harold Noah (1985) and Farooq Joubish (2009)
GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF
COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

To provide a picture To enable one comes


or profile of the up with a global
education systems in description and
various countries or classification of
regions of education in various
the world. parts of the world.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF
COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

To determine the relations and aspects in


education and society, for example, how
does family size affect education? How does
social status affect education? Or what are
the motivations of different social classes to
participate in education?
General Objectives of Comparative
Education

To distinguish the fundamental elements of


educational persistence and change and
relate these with philosophical laws.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF
COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

To facilitate practical reform and planned


development of the school system, that is,
improvement of education at home. In order
to achieve this aims one requires to establish
the correlation of aims, customs, social norms
and the education system.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF
COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
To promote the spirit of
To have a
international understanding and
greater co-operation among those who
understanding study it, by promoting friendship,
of the wider understanding other people's
educational points of view and appreciate
process. other people's cultures.
Scope of
06. comparative
education
SCOPE OF COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

1. The subject matter and content


this covers the essential components of
educational systems such as structure, aims,
content or curriculum, administration,
financing, teacher education.
SCOPE OF COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
2. Geographical units of study
these comprises intra-national, international,
regional, continental and global or world
systems studies and analysis.
SCOPE OF COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
3. Ideological scope
this compares countries' educational systems on the
basis of different political, social and economic
ideologies.
SCOPE OF COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

4. Thematic scope
this scope focuses on educational themes, topical
issues or problems and compares them within one
or more geographical units.
SCOPE OF COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

5. The historical or spatial scope


this deals with the study of the historical
development of the discipline from the earliest
(pre-historic) phase known as the period of
Travelers’ Tales to the modern phase known as
the period of social science perspectives.
References
● Comparative Education. Sheikh Mustafa. Institute
of Advanced Studies in Education, Road Srinagar
● http://www.gcoekmr.org/pdf/MED15303CR_Comp
arativeEducation_Unit1.pdf
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