CIE 400 - Comparative and International Education

Institution:

Lehigh University

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Description:

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the origins and development of the field of international and comparative education and to explore how both scholars and educational policymakers have engaged some of the debates that characterize policy and research in education around the world. Special attention is devoted to similarities and differences in educational policy and practice between advanced and developing capitalist, socialist and "transitional" societies. At the end of this course, studentsshould be able to think about their school or educational system within a global context, and have some idea how to make meaningful comparisons.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lehigh.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 758-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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