States comparative education is a significant academic activity, noting that wide lists of periodicals on comparative education are published in multiple languages. Protests narrowing and defining the field too conservatively. Gives a comprehensive analytical framework for comparative studies and stresses the key factor is a sharp focus in…

Identifies socioeducational research problems in Latin America, relating them to colonialism's legacy. Contends confusion over development goals impairs setting research priorities; reliance on Western research paradigms impedes developing indigenous models; and, for research to have impact on education, decision makers must have more access to…