Tom Whom It May Concern:
 
The following message is for your reference only,
 
A new Chinese book on Comparative Education: From Global Educational Reform Perspectives is newly published.
 
 
Sincerely,
 
Chuing  Prudence  Chou
Professor,  Dept.  of  Education
National  Cheng-Chi  University

　

　

 Abstract

This book entitled "Comparative Education: From Global Educational Reform Perspectives" not only covers a wide range of theoretical and methodological issues in comparative education,but also places an emphasis on education policies and practices in over 20 countries such as China, Germany, Israel and the US. Discussions include the effects of globalization,religion and the education status in underdeveloped countries, to name only a few. Through this book, the author sincerely hopes her research efforts might assist in reforming and improving Taiwan's education system globally.


About the author
Chuing Prudence Chou is the author of "Love from New Zealand",  "The Great Experiment of Taiwanese Education",and "Mr. President, How Are You Going to Deal with Education in Taiwan?" Her name appears among numerous articles circulating within the Taiwanese community, as she expresses her sincere care for the local and global education issues. She is currently a professor at the National Cheng-Chi University of Taiwan,  where she specializes in comparative education and tertiary/higher education in China.A devout Christian and a mother of two, she can always be found trying her best  to make the world a better place.

website:

Contents

 Preface

 Recommended Sequence

 Abstract

 About the author

 

Chapter 1：Comparative education Foundation

The first section  --> National origin in public education

The second section --> Religious and cultural influence on Education

The third section  -->Comparing the importance of education

 

Chapter 2：Comparative Education Development and Research

The first section --> The origin and development

The second section --> Related theories

The third section  --> Research method type

The fourth section --> The unit of analysis

The fifth section  àResearch topic

 

Chapter 3：International Education Reform

The first section -->International education reform background

The second section -- -> Overview of the International Reform

The third section --> Examples of international education reform

（一）Taiwan

（二）China

（三）Japan

（四）Korea

（五）India

（六）South-Eastern Asia

（七）Australia

（八）New Zealand

（九）Germany

（十）France

（十一）England

（十二）Finland

（十三）Czech

（十四）USSR

（十五）American

（十六）Central and South America

（十七）Brazil

（十八）Israel

（十九）Iran

         （二十）South Africa 

     The forth section --> Important topics of international education reform

　

Chapter 4：Important issue of Comparative Education

（一）The World Bank and The Educational Assistance

（二）World Trade Organization(WTO) and education services

（三）The European Union and education policies

（四）World-class university list

（五）National University of Asia and the SSCI

（六）Virtual University challenge

（七）Evaluation of Educational Achievement International Association and the Civic    Education Evaluation

（八）International Students Mathematics and Research

（九）International students a basic aptitude test research plan（PISA ）

　

 Appendix

　　　　  （一）Contemporary well-known scholar of comparative education

  （二）Important body of comparative education

1. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

   Organization (UNESCO)

2. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

3. International Education Achievement Assessment Association (IEA)

4. World Council of Comparative Education Society (WCCES)

　

　

back from other Publications | back from Index