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The Evolving Nature of Comparative Education Research

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Policy Debates in Comparative, International, and Development Education

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Abstract

Methods and methodology are fundamental to the cognitive structure of any field of study (Wells 1981). Their nature and role have generated a great deal of debate, both within the field of comparative education and, more generally, within the academic community. The purpose of this chapter is to describe how research strategies have evolved since comparative education became an academic field of study.

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  1. University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    John N. Hawkins

  2. University of Pittsburgh, USA

    W. James Jacob

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Rust, V.D., Liao, X. (2011). The Evolving Nature of Comparative Education Research. In: Hawkins, J.N., Jacob, W.J. (eds) Policy Debates in Comparative, International, and Development Education. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230339361_2

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