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International Handbook of Comparative Education pp 121–138Cite as

Reflections on the Development of Comparative Education

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This chapter deals with our reflections on the development of the field of comparative education. We ask three major questions. What are its beginnings? Where has it gone? Where is it going?

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    Val D. Rust

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Rust, V.D., Johnstone, B., Allaf, C. (2009). Reflections on the Development of Comparative Education. In: Cowen, R., Kazamias, A.M. (eds) International Handbook of Comparative Education. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6403-6_9

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