Comparative Education as an academic fi eld of study was born in the aftermath of the establishment of state systems of education; in an era when the humanities dominated the school curriculum in Europe, when Bildung in Germany, Culture Générale in France, Liberal Education in England or Klassiki Paedeia in Greece had basically the same ultimate aim; the preparation of intellectually, morally and aesthetically cultivated individuals, allegedly capable and willing to provide good service to their country and to mankind.
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Mattheou, D. (2009). The Scientific Paradigm in Comparative Education. In: Cowen, R., Kazamias, A.M. (eds) International Handbook of Comparative Education. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6403-6_5
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