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Publication Date: 2010-Dec
Pages: 9
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Context Matters in Educational Research and International Development: Learning from the Small States Experience
Crossley, Michael
Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, v40 n4 p421-429 Dec 2010
The article argues that greater attention should be paid to contextual factors in educational research and international development cooperation. The analysis draws upon principles that underpin socio-cultural approaches to comparative education, a critical analysis of the political economy of contemporary educational research, and recent research experience in small states worldwide.
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Principles, Educational Environment, Politics of Education, Comparative Education, International Education, Criticism, Context Effect, Economic Development, Sociocultural Patterns, Research Methodology
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