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A Note on Creation Myths in Comparative Education

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Enlightenment, Creativity and Education

Part of the book series: Comparative Education Society in Europe ((CIEDV,volume 19))

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I had initially intended, with the themes of the conference title in mind, to offer some reflections on the remarkable biographies of Joseph Lauwerys and George Bereday. Thereafter, stimulated by the questions of Marianne Larsen (2010a, pp. 179–193)1 about the future of academic comparative education,2 this chapter would have reviewed some of our earlier ‘performances’ in academic comparative education.

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Cowen, R., Cowen, R. (2012). Robustly Researching the Relevant. In: Wikander, L., Gustafsson, C., Riis, U. (eds) Enlightenment, Creativity and Education. Comparative Education Society in Europe, vol 19. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-052-1_1

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