Title:
International education : an encyclopedia of contemporary issues and systems / edited by Daniel Ness and Chia-ling Lin.
Author:
Ness, Daniel, 1966-
Publication Information:
Armonk, New York : M.E. Sharpe, [2013]
Call Number:
LB15 .I565 2013 V.1
Abstract:
This encyclopedia provides thorough, up-to-date coverage of key topics, concepts, and issues, as well as in-depth studies of national educational systems throughout the world. Articles examine education broadly and at all levels--from primary grades through higher education, formal to informal education, country studies to global organizations.
ISBN:
9780765620491
Physical Description:
2 volumes (xxii, 834, 44 pages) ; 29 cm
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Contents:
v.1. I: Topics in international education. Sociopolitical and cultural issues in education ; Gender and education ; Formal education ; Informal education ; Content, curriculum, and resources ; Intellectual and motor development ; Technologies and global education ; Institutions of education throughout the world -- II: Systems of education throughout the world. Africa -- v. 2. II: Systems of education throughout the world (cont.). East Asia ; Australia, New Zealand, and Melanesia ; Europe ; Middle East and South Central Asia ; North America and Caribbean ; South America ; Post-Soviet nations -- Glossary.
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