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Common Interests, Uncommon Goals

Histories of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies and its Members

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Editors:
  1. Vandra Masemann

    1. Comparative and International Education Centre, Toronto, Canada

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  2. Mark Bray

    1. UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris, France

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  3. Maria Manzon

    1. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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  • No other book has focused as extensively on the histories of comparative education societies, written by their founders and successors
  • An explicitly comparative work which compares the comparers in different parts of the world
  • Presents an illuminating account of the factors that have influenced the shape of the field of comparative education
  • Authored by distinguished figures in the field of comparative education

Part of the book series: CERC Studies in Comparative Education (CERC, volume 21)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  2. The World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES)

    1. The World Council from 1970 to 1979

      • Vandra Masemann, Erwin H. Epstein
      Pages 13-19

    2. The World Council at the Turn of the Turbulent 80s

      • Erwin H. Epstein
      Pages 20-32

    3. From Würzburg to Rio: 1983-1987

      • Michel Debeauvais
      Pages 33-38

    4. The Long Road to Montreal and Beyond: 1987-1991

      • Vandra Masemann
      Pages 39-49

    5. Turmoil and Progress: 1991-1996

      • Wolfgang Mitter
      Pages 50-61

    6. From Sydney to Cape Town to Chungbuk: 1996-2001

      • David N. Wilson
      Pages 62-68

    7. Improving Transnational Networking for Social Justice: 2001-2004

      • Anne Hickling-Hudson
      Pages 69-82

    8. Expanding the Coverage and Hearing More Voices: 2004-2007

      • Mark Bray
      Pages 83-93

  3. WCCES Member Societies

    1. The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)

      • Elizabeth Sherman Swing
      Pages 94-115

    2. The Comparative Education Society in Europe (CESE)

      • Wolfgang Mitter
      Pages 116-127

    3. The Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES)

      • Akira Ninomiya
      Pages 128-138

    4. The Section for International and Intercultural Comparative Education in the German Society for Education (SIIVEDGE)

      • Dietmar Waterkamp
      Pages 139-154

    5. The British Association for International and Comparative Education (BAICE)

      • Margaret B. Sutherland, Keith Watson, Michael Crossley
      Pages 155-169

    6. The Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC)

      • Suzanne Majhanovich, Zhang Lanlin
      Pages 170-182

    7. The Korean Comparative Education Society (KCES)

      • Lee Byung-Jin, Kwon Dong-Taik
      Pages 183-188

    8. The Francophone Association for Comparative Education (AFEC)

      • Margaret B. Sutherland
      Pages 189-199

    9. The Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (ANZCIES)

      • Christine Fox
      Pages 200-209

    10. The Dutch-speaking Society for Comparative Education (NGVO)

      • Sylvia van de Bunt-Kokhuis, Henk Van daele
      Pages 210-213

    11. The Spanish Comparative Education Society (SEEC)

      • Luis M. Naya, Ferran Ferrer
      Pages 214-224
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About this book

distinction Masters student at the University of Hong Kong, who then proceeded to her doctoral studies under the supervision of Mark Bray and myself. Her d- toral research field is closely linked to the subject of this book. The book also benefits greatly from the distinguished authorship of the - dividual chapters. The section on the WCCES itself has been written by former Presidents, some of whom have also had links with the University of Hong Kong either as visitors or, in one case (Anne Hickling-Hudson), as a Commonwealth Scholar. Most of the chapters on the individual societies have been written by Past Presidents of those societies, all distinguished figures in the field th- selves. The book shows that it is possible to talk of a global field of comparative education, of which one manifestation is the WCCES itself. At the same time, the emphases of the field are very different in, say, China, South Africa and France. These are among the factors that make the field so interesting and p- ductive. CERC is proud to make its own contribution to the field in multiple ways, including through the publication of this book. Mark Mason Editor CERC Studies in Comparative Education Series Director Comparative Education Research Centre The University of Hong Kong Introduction Mark BRAY, Maria MANZON & Vandra MASEMANN

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"The book is drawn from the many interests and goals (common interests, uncommon goals) that various persons and also societies held to be important. … For those interested in the development of comparative education this book is a must read. … For the research to be valid and reliable, certain standards of research should be observed." (T. Neville Postlethwaite, International Review of Education, Vol. 55, 2009)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Comparative and International Education Centre, Toronto, Canada

    Vandra Masemann

  • UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris, France

    Mark Bray

  • The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Maria Manzon

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