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Direct linkOuedraogo, Philippe – Comparative Education, 2010
In the following paper, I am going to discuss education and religion and consider the legacy of Christianity in education in West Africa with particular reference to the Evangelical churches in Burkina Faso. The paper will start with a general introduction to West Africa and the place of missionaries' activities in the region. I will then attempt…
Descriptors: Christianity, Foreign Countries, Role, Educational Practices
McNess, Elizabeth – Comparative Education, 2006
In many countries around the world there is a current focus on the restructuring of education systems in a bid to increase the "quality" of the educational experience for pupils in order to raise their academic achievement. However, the definition of quality as expressed through policy may not always accord with the aims and aspirations…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Young Adults
Peer reviewedVaughan, Michalina; Mark-Lawson, Jane – Comparative Education, 1986
Compares secondary education in France and England and argues that the content and meaning of both education and educational attainments are significantly different in the two countries. Summarizes educational history, status of the teaching profession, resistance to vocationalism, and educational strategies in both countries. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Differences, Educational History
Peer reviewedDundas-Grant, Valerie – Comparative Education, 1985
Describes the levels at which young people in France can work for qualifications in technical fields, ranging from relatively straightforward trades to the highest levels of technology. Evaluates trends in vocational/technical and technological education in postwar France and discusses the relationship between national prosperity and high…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Education, Educational Development, Educational Planning
Peer reviewedKelly, Gail P. – Comparative Education, 1982
Explains the colonial school's role in terms of the distribution of education by vertical (social strata) and horizontal (regional) integration, the type of education offered, and the political and social context of interwar Vietnam. Indicates the schools played a divisive role, an effect not due solely to foreign domination. (LC)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Differences, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedKarsten, Sjoerd; Visscher, Adrie; De Jong, Tim – Comparative Education, 2001
Publication of school rankings based on raw data for various performance indicators was found to influence school choice and mobility strategies for elite and middle-class parents in England and France. Rather than promoting school improvement, publication led to unintended school coping strategies, such as marketing activities, student exclusion…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
