Comparative Education : An Analysis

Contents: Preface. 1. Growth and development of comparative education. 2. Metaphors in comparative education. 3. The economics of education. 4. Strategy of urban educational study. 5. Computerized adaptive testing. 6. International professional study with education. 7. Development in communist societies. 8. Private education. 9. Postgraduate education. 10. International comparison of secondary school examinations. 11.  A comparative study in metropolitan settings. 12. Glossary of education. Index.

The development of comparative education societies in the region it must be admitted has not been entirely linear and smooth. For example the activities of the Hong Kong society have fluctuated in part reflecting the enthusiasm and initiatives of a small group of people bray 1999. The Indian society has also fluctuated in vigor. It had a major impact during the initial period after its creation but during the 1980s and 1990s it gradually fell into neglect.