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ERIC Number: EJ330340
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Functionalist Tradition and Comparative Education.
Welch, Anthony R.
Comparative Education, v21 n1 p5-19 1985
Examines modern functionalist theory including theoretical bases and historical development. Considers, in the light of functionalist tenets, exemplary educational research in the field of modernization theory. Includes a critique of some overt and covert assumptions of functionalist educational research and suggests some avenues for more reasonable forms of research. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Models, Modernization, Political Influences, Research Needs, Social Science Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Functionalism