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Scholarly Enquiry and the Field of Comparative Education

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The previous chapter noted that the field of comparative education is by nature interdisciplinary. This chapter elaborates on this theme, and examines ways in which the field relates to other domains of academic study.

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    Mark Bray

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    Mark Mason

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Bray, M. (2014). Scholarly Enquiry and the Field of Comparative Education. In: Bray, M., Adamson, B., Mason, M. (eds) Comparative Education Research. CERC Studies in Comparative Education, vol 19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05594-7_2

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