Nicholas Hans

Comparative Education

A Study of Educational Factors and Traditions

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is divided into four parts. In Part 1 the author considers the natural factors which have influenced the various national systems of education. They comprise racial, linguistic, geographical and economic factors. In Part 2 he considers the contribution of religious traditions to education, more particularly those of the Catholic and Puritan faiths, and in Part 3 the secular traditions of humanism, socialism and nationalism. Finally in Part 4 a comparison is made of the systems of education in England and Wales, the USA, France and the Soviet Union.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 667g
• ISBN-13: 9780415664288
• ISBN-10: 0415664284
• Artikelnr.: 42193820

Autorenporträt

Nicholas Hans

Inhaltsangabe

1. Definition and Scope of Comparative Education. Part 1: Natural Factors.
2 The Racial Factor. 3 The Linguistic Factor. 4 Geographic and Economic
Factors. Part 2: Religious Factors 5 Religious Traditions of Europe 6 The
Catholic Tradition 7 The Anglican Tradition 8 The Puritan Tradition Part 3:
Secular Factors 9 Humanism 10 Socialism 11 Nationalism 12 Democracy and
Education Part 4: Education in Four Democracies 13 The Educational System
of England. 14 The Educational System of the USA. 15 The Educational System
of France. 16 The Educational System of the USSR. Conclusion. Bibliography.
Index.