Using examples from education in Germany, this article provides a critical analysis of the "new history of education," its goals, claims, and methodologies, as they were developed in both the United States and Germany during the 1970s. (JDH)

Analyzes higher education in Scotland in terms of its history and administrative structure and in light of the myths and beliefs about the traditional Scottish university. Differences from English universities are stressed. Journal available from Editor, Gabriel Fragniere, Institute of Education, 60 rue de la Concorde, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium.…

Examines the evolution of comparative education and international education, as well as their merger, in terms of a "genealogy" detailing destinations and activities of scholars from the 1930s to the present, primarily in Europe and North America. Discusses a variety of definitions for comparative education and international education. (SV)

The author reviews the twentieth-century development of educational sociology as a discipline in Europe and the United States, citing approaches and turning points, as well as major schools of thought and their proponents. (SJL)

This article considers only "academic" educational philosophy in the Scandinavian and English-speaking countries. It attempts to recount the different phases in this discipline's development, laying emphasis on the fundamental features of each phase and on the criticism which the next phase leveled at the previous one. (Author/SJL)

Reviews educational changes in Sweden since the 1962 Education Act, which expanded educational opportunities through introduction of comprehensive schools. Discusses the effects of Swedish reforms on educational policy debates in Great Britain and West Germany and on comparative education research in Europe and the United States. Contains 32…

Examines the social corporatism model of policy formation as it has contributed to various cycles of Norwegian educational reform since the mid-1800s. Concludes that, although corporatism is a tool of social control, it also provides a feasible mechanism for revolutionary policy formation. Contains 39 references. (SV)

Traces the status of comparative education within educational studies since 1945. Compares the development of educational studies as a university subject and the role of comparative education in educational studies in four leading Nordic universities: the University of Copenhagen, University of Stockholm, University of Helsinki, and University of…

The author identifies these as the most important changes in general educational theory over the last 25 years: a movement toward cross-disciplinary perspectives, a widening of perspective to include the social context of schooling, and a swing from positivist research methods toward more qualitative and holistic approaches. (SJL)

In the twentieth century, educational philosophy has turned from grand system building toward approaches which consider the process of education itself to be the source of issues requiring a philosophical, value-oriented resolution. Philosophical inquiry has extended to social, psychological, and human issues. (Editor/SJL)

The significance of tradition in 10 different European countries' educational systems is discussed and the differences from the U.S. curriculum are clarified. Trends in the role of psychiatry are reviewed, including the impact of the 1968 student revolts and increased attention to social and psychological factors in health. (Author/LBH)

This book compares the teaching methods of Europe with the United States as related to the development of geography education and the problems of geography education in U.S. schools. The book comprehensively discusses and evaluates the history of geography instruction, tracing that history from the time of the Greeks and examining influences up to…

The author describes historical stages in educational theory: conservative tradition (1879-1904); progressivism (1904-1929); and conservative reaction (1929-1954). For the period since 1954, he considers the conflict between positivism and radical dissent, and the new ecological consciousness of education as part of wider social and political…

Identifies similarities and differences in the French and British models of colonial education in sub-Saharan Africa. Draws on the statements of policymakers in official reports and government studies to highlight the "signposts" of colonial educational policy--phrases referring to policy goals and to moral claims and cultural…

Analyzes the role of higher education in China and Taiwan as an agent of both political socialization and economic modernization in the context of economic and social transformations, 1949-95. Examines how cultural traditions, a national belief system, nation building, and foreign relations help maintain a 200-year-old tension between…