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ERIC Number: EJ286660
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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The Problem with Comparisons.
Hurn, Christopher J.
Educational Leadership, v41 n2 p7-12 Oct 1983
Contrasting American education with that of other countries, compares systems that differ profoundly in objectives, values, and organization. The American decentralization, lack of a national examination system, and values of egalitarianism, utilitarianism, and individualism work against the single-minded concentration on academic goals of other industrialized nations. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Decentralization, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Foundations of Education, School Organization
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Europe; Japan