Syllabus/achievement requirements

University of Oslo

Institute for Educational Research

The BACHELORPROGRAMME IN EDUCATION

ACADEMIC YEAR 2011

Updated November 2009

Please note that all the articles from Current Issues in Comparative Education (CICE) are available online. You can access the articles through the archives page of CICE.

As the web addresses seem to be somewhat unstable, the links listed in the list below may not be correct. If you have trouble using the links, I suggest that you try to browse using library database or Google scholar to search materials in need. Also feel free to contact me or course administrator.

Abendur, Adriana (2002): Tilting the north-south axis: The legitimization of southern development knowledge and its implications for comparative education research. In: Current issues in comparative education, [online] 4(2). Available at: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/archives/4.2/42abdenur.pdf.

Apple, Michael (1999): Rhetorical reforms: Markets, standards and inequality. Current issues in comparative education. [Online] 1(2). Available at:http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/Archives/1.2/12apple.pdf

Bray, Mark (2002): Comparative education in East Asia: Growth, Development and Contributions to The Global Field. _Current Issues in Comparative Education [Online] 4(2). Available at: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/Archives/4.2/42bray.pdf

Brock-Utne, Birgit (2003): The Language Question in Africa in the Light of Globalisation, Social Justice and Democracy. In: International Journal of Peace Studies. Vol. 8,2: 67-88.

Brock-Utne, Birgit and Halla Holmarsdottir (2003): Language Policies and Practices in Tanzania and South Africa: Problems and Challenges. International Journal of Educational Development. Vol 24: 67-83.Fulltext

Cheng, Haojing and DeLany, Brian (1999): Quality Education and Social Stratification: The Paradox of Private Schooling in China. Current Issues in Comparative Education. [Online] 1(2). Available at: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/Archives/1.2/12cheng_delany.pdf

Dale, Roger (1999): Specifying Globalization Effects on National Policy: A Focus on the Mechanisms. In: Journal of Education Policy. Vol. 14, 1:1-17.Fulltext

Epstein, Erwin (1994): Comparative and International Education: Overview and Historical Development. In: Husen, Torstein & Postlewaithe Neiwille (Ed.): The International Encyclopedia of Education. Vol. 2, pages 918-922. Oxford: Pergamon Press.

Fletcher, Todd & Darrell Sabers (1995): Interaction Effects in Cross National Studies of Achievement. In: Comparative Education Review. Vol. 39,4: 55-467.Fulltext

Hans Nicholas (1958): Comparative Education. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Pages 1-16.

Jansen, Jonathan (1999): Globalization, Curriculum and The Third World State: In Dialogue with Michael Apple. In: Current Issues in Comparative Education. [Online] 1(2). Available at: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/Archives/1.2/12janson.pdf

Jonasson, Jon (1997): The Foes of Icelandic Vocational Education at the Upper Secondary Level. In: Tjeldvoll, Arild (Ed): Education and The Scandinavian Welfare State In The Year 2000. Equality, Policy and Reform. Pages 267-304.

Kelly, Gail & Philip Altbach (1986): Comparative Education: Challenges and Responses. Comparative Education Review (30)1. Pages 89-107.Fulltext

McLean Martin: Educational Traditions Compared, 1995. David Fulton Publishers. Kap. 2, s.20-47.

Mebrahtu, Teame (1994): Development Education. In: Husen, Torstein & Neville Postlewaithe (Ed.): The International Encyclopedia of Education. London: Pergamon Press. Vol. 3, pages 1494-1501.

Mitter, Wolfgang (2003): A Decade of Transformation: Educational Policies in Central and Eastern Europe. International Review of Education. Vol. 49, 1/2: 75-96.Fulltext

Noah Harold & Eckstein Max (1998): Defining Comparative Education: Conceptions. Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong. In: Noah Harold & Eckstein Max: Doing Comparative Education: Three Decades of Collaboration. Pages 35-40.

Noah Harold & Eckstein Max (1998): Use and Abuse of Comparative Education. Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong. In: Noah Harold & Eckstein Max: Doing Comparative Education: Three Decades of Collaboration. Pages 57-67.

Philips David Oxford: On comparing, 1999. Symposium Books. I Alexander Robin, Broadfoot Patricia, Philips David (Ed.): Learning from comparing: new directions in comparative educational research. Vol.1, s.15-20.

Rao, Nirmala, Kai-Ming Cheng & Narain Kirti (2003): Primary Schooling in China and India: Understanding how Socio-Contextual Factors Moderate the Role of the State. In: International Review of Education. 49,1-2: p 153-176.Fulltext

Robinson, Peter (1999): The Tyranny of League Tables: International Comparisons of Educational Attainment and Economic Performance. In: Alexander Robin, Broadfoot Patricia, Philips David (Ed.): Learning from Comparing: New Directions in Comparative Educational Research. Oxford: Symposium Books. Vol. 1, p.217-235.

Rolland, Paulston (1994): Comparative and International Education: Paradigms and Theories. In: Husen Torstein & Postlewaithe Neiwille (Ed.): The International Encyclopedia of Education. London: Pergamon Press. Vol. 2, pages 923-932.

Sadler, Michael: How Far Can We Learn Anything of Practical Value From the Study of Foreign Systems of Education, 1979. Dejall & Meyorre International Publishers. I J. H. Higginson (Ed.) Selections from Michael Sadler, s.48-51.

Scoppio, Grazia (2000): Common Trends of Standardisation, Accountability, Devolution and Choice in the Educational Policies of England, UK, California, USA and Ontario, Canada. Current Issues in Comparative Education [Online] 2(2). Available at: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/Archives/2.2/22scoppio.pdf.

Tveit, Knut (1991): The development of Popular Literacy in the Nordic Countries. A Comparative Historical Study. In: Scandinavian Journal of Education Research. 35(4), pages 241-252.Fulltext

Valverde, Gilbert (2004): Curriculum Convergence in Chile: The Global and Local Context of Reforms in Curriculum Policy. Comparative and Education Review. 48,2:174-201.Fulltext

Additional chapters/readings

Additionally, several chapters are freely chosen from:

Arnove Robert & Torres Carlos (Ed.): Comparative education. The dialectic of the global and the local, 1999. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publ.

Crossley, Michael & Keith Watson (2003): Comparative and International Research in Education. Context and Difference. London: Routledge (chapter 4, page 50-69).

Fairbrother, Gregory (2005). Comparison to what end? Maximizing the Potential of Comparative Educational Research. Comparative Education. 41: 1, 5-24.Fulltext

OECD (2005, 2007). PISA reports for 2003 and 2006 assessments.

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