adedu 570 comparative education overview_jinhee choi

Comparative & Int’l Ed. : Overview(Raivola, Kelly ,Crossley & Broadfoot)

ADTED 570

9/18/2014

Jinhee Choi

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Three rules

Three Key Takeaways

A brief Introduction of Articles

Questions and Discussion 1

History of Comparative International Education

Questions and Discussion 2

Five Ways to Determine Equivalence- Cultural

- Contextual (=Structural)

- Functional

- Correlative (=Statistical)

- Genetic

Practice! Practice!

-Ted-talk: Use Data to Build Better Schools (2012)

Questions and Discussion 3

What is comparison

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Question

When do you “compare” yourself with somebody (or yours like car, computer , etc., with others) in your daily lives,  and why do you think it is beneficial or detrimental?

Reflecting on your daily practice, what do you think about using com-parative research method in international research?

What we will gain or lose? What kind of mind should we have?

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Kelly(1992)

Historical

Debates

and Trends

Crossley & Broadfoot

(1992)

Scope,

Problem,

Potential,

Summary of Three Articles

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Raivola(1985)

What?

Why?

How?

1980s 1990s 2000s 2014

Now,

2014

Raivola(1985)

What?

Why?

How?

Gail P. Kelly(1992)

Historical

Debates and

Trends

Crossley & Broadfoot

(1992)

Scope,

Problem,

Potential,

Common Message ?

Summary of Three Articles

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Raivola(1985)

What?

Why?

How?

Gail P. Kelly(1992)

Historical

Debates and

Trends

Crossley & Broadfoot

(1992)

Scope,

Problem,

Potential,

The concept of compari-son needs no definition

Summary of Three Articles

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Questions and Discussions 1

(a)"The concept of comparison has been insufficiently investigated and seeks to point to ways in which it can be methodologically approached." (Raivola, 1985) 

What was your initial response after reading this sentence(i.e., surprised, shocked, excited, etc.)?

(b) What are your excitements and difficulties when you pursue CIED as your dual degree?

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History of Comparative International Education

1930s 1950s 1960s 1970s

National Character -Political -Social history

Scientific Method -Science = Statistics -De-contextualization

Third World -Economic development↓ -Military dictatorships =favored stability

Structural functionalism

1980s

Outcome-Political-Social-Economic

1990s

Agree toDisagree!

Cognitiveoutcome -Efficiency -Effectiveness

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Kelly (1992)

History of Comparative International Education

1930s 1950s 1960s 1970s

National Character -Political -Social history

Scientific Method -Science = Statistics -De-contextualization

Third World -Economic development↓ -Military dictatorships =favored stability

Structural functionalism

1980s

Outcome-Political-Social-Economic

1990s

Agree toDisagree!

Cognitiveoutcome -Efficiency -Effectiveness

1992

Gail P. Kelly (1992)

Common Message ?

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History of Comparative International Education

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Questions and Discussions 2

(a) Who benefits from this (World Bank) educational activity? Who should benefit? Who should decide? On what basis should the decision be made (i.e., on the basis of values, rules, etc.)?

(b) Can Western Social Sciences guide research on Third World? Why and why not? Then, what could be an alternative?

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Five Ways to Determine EquivalenceHow can we compare in cross-cultural context?

1. Cultural equivalence2. Contextual (Structural) equivalence3. Functional equivalence4. Correlative (Statistical) equivalence5. Genetic equivalence

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Five Ways to Determine Equivalence1. Cultural Equivalence

Social ScienceIso-morphism

Cultural AnthropologistsParallelismUnity of human psyche

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•Language•History•Values (Religion)•Political background/affiliation

Five Ways to Determine Equivalence2. Contextual (Structural) Equivalence

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Five Ways to Determine Equivalence3. Functional Equivalence

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Five Ways to Determine Equivalence4. Correlative (Statistical) Equivalence

Education --------- Economic growth -motivation ---cultural variable income policy practice

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Five Ways to Determine Equivalence5. Genetic Equivalence

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Practice 1_Mensa Test

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1. Cultural equivalence2. Contextual (Structural) equivalence3. Functional equivalence4. Correlative (Statistical) equivalence5. Genetic equivalence

Practice2_Miss Universe

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1. Cultural equivalence2. Contextual (Structural) equivalence3. Functional equivalence4. Correlative (Statistical) equivalence5. Genetic equivalence

Practice! Practice!

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Questions and Discussions 3

• Do you agree or disagree with Schleicher approach, for what reason?•Which equivalence does he use and why it is a problematic?

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1. Cultural equivalence2. Contextual (Structural) equivalence3. Functional equivalence4. Correlative (Statistical) equivalence5. Genetic equivalence