This volume looks at the comparative study of educational policies, issues, and problems covering developments in education worldwide. Some educators define education as an applied art that attempts to use scientific approaches. This collection of articles presents the European viewpoint, in which scholars consider key elements in the study of educational issues and concerns. Articles include: (1) "The Philosophy of Education" (O. Reboul); (2) "The History of Education" (A. Leon); (3) "Educational Sociology" (G. Mialaret; V. Isambert-Jamati); (4) "Educational Demography" (G. Mialaret; P. Clerc); (5) "Educational Economics (F. Orivel); (6) "Educational Planning" (S. Lourie); (7) "Educational Administration (L. Tiburcio); and (8) "Comparative Education (Le Thanh Khoi). A 226-item selected bibliography also is included. (NL)