Understanding the Position of Lesser Used Languages in European Educational Systems [microform] : The Contribution of Comparative Education / Wim Jan T. Renkema
- Bib ID:
- 5607051
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Renkema, Wim Jan T
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- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED408823
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- [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995
- 81 p.
- Summary:
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This study looks at how the methodology of comparative education research has contributed, or not contributed, to understanding the role of minority languages in European education systems. An introductory chapter of the report is devoted to explanation of the work of Mercator-Education, a European center concerned with languages not commonly taught. The second chapter discusses comparative methodology in studying social phenomena in general and more specifically, in education. Chapter three chronicles the historical development of comparative education from the late eighteenth century to the present day. The fourth chapter looks more closely at the evolving methodology of comparative education, including the contributions of the dominant positivist paradigm, cultural relativism and phenomenology, the problem-solving approach, and the case study approach. Chapter 5 discusses the explanatory analyses given by education researchers and sociologists concerning the educational position of minority languages, with emphasis on cultural pluralism, multilingualism, regional identity, and curriculum control. A concluding chapter makes recommendations for further research and looks at the utility of theory-driven case study research in the future. Contains 154 references. (MSE)
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- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- Genre/Form:
- Reports, Research
- Other authors/contributors:
- Fryske Academy, Leeuwarden (Netherlands). Mercator-Education
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- ERIC
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