The document outlines a course on comparative education, led by instructor Che-Wei Lee, focusing on key themes such as educational inequality, equity versus equality, and various factors influencing education outcomes. It emphasizes the importance of classroom discussions, critical analysis of readings, and the application of theory to practice. Suggested readings complement the course objectives and provide historical context to comparative education.

1. Historical Roots of Comparative
Education
Instructor: Che-Wei Lee
ADMPS 3343 Comparative Education, Spring 2013
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 7:15-9:55 pm
4301 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
University of Pittsburgh
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2. Learning Objectives
• Key Terms
• Development of the Field
• Comparative Education in Scientific Communities
• Comparative Education Today
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3. • I will lecture on major ideas that are central to the course
content, yet discussions will become integral to classroom
activity, the way in which that structure will evolve depends
upon the direction of our class discussions.
• The following classes will first invite several class members to
share a 10-minutes feedback on the key topics raised in each
of the readings. So be prepared before class please. The
discussion items should cover at least:
– a synthesis and brief summary of the key findings/arguments of the
assigned reading;
– a critique of whether or not you agree or disagree, and explain why;
– and how does this reading relate to your research in terms of
application into practice and theoretical contribution?
Agenda
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4. Let’s start with a book chapter (2008)
Inequality in Education:
A Critical Analysis
by
Dr. W. James Jacob
Dr. Donald B. Holsinger
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5. Available online at: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-90-481-2652-1/page/1.
Donald B. Holsinger
W. James Jacob
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6. You will gain something as to …
• Why should I care and study inequality?
• Equity ≠ Equality
• Theories on Inequalities of International
Education
• What should I know from inequality issues?
• What will I gain and should bring with me from
this course?
• Ask the questions and find the answers
continually and actively
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7. Background
• Begin with leading development agencies
• Equality first, then Inequality
• United Nation’s Millennium Development
Goal No. 2: Achieve Universal Primary
Education; No. 3: Promote Gender Equality
and Empower Women
• Devoted to Educational Attainment and Equity
• World Bank’s World Development Report
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8. Defining Equity and Equality
• Make some groups to discuss your own
definition and raise helpful examples to
compare equity with equality.
• You can draw on helpful theories from some
scholars in this chapter or modify their
definitions based on your perspectives.
• Post your arguments on our discussion board
after class.
10 minutes
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9. Defining Equity and Equality
Each group should pick up a factor that lead to
or maintain inequalities in education, then share
your ideas with the reason why you choose it
and why it is important to you or your research
interest.
10 minutes
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10. Key Statistical Terms
• Gini Coefficient or Gini Index
• Education Gini Coefficient
• Theil Index
The instructor will provide you with the sound
explanation in the discussion board.
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11. Theme 1
The Concept of Inequality as Applied to
Education
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12. Theme 2
The Measurement of Education Inequality
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13. Theme 3
The Relationship between Education Inequality
and Economic Growth
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14. Theme 4
The Relationship between Inequality and Per
Capita Income
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15. Theme 5
Changes and Trends in Education Inequality
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16. Theme 6
Race, Social Class, Disability, and Gender
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17. Suggested Readings
• Altbach, Philip G. 1991. “Trends in Comparative Education.” Comparative Education Review 35 (3): 491—
507.
• Anweiler, Oscar. 1977. “Comparative Education and the Internationalization of Education.” Comparative
Education 13 (2): 109—14.
• Brickman, William W. 1960. “A Historical Introduction to Comparative Education.” Comparative Education
Review 3 (3): 6—13.
• Fraser, Stewart E., and Willima W. Brickman. 1968. A History of International and Comparative Education:
Nineteenth-Century Documents, 1—19. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman &Co.
• Hans, Nicholas. 1959. “The Historical Approach to Comparative Education.” International Review of
Education 5 (3): 299—307.
• Jacob, W. James, and Donald B. Holsinger. 2008. “Inequality in Education: A Critical Analysis.” In Inequality
in Education: Comparative and International Perspectives, edited by Donald B. Holsinger and W. James
Jacob, 1—33. Dordrecht & Hong Kong: Springer & Comparative Education Research Centre.
• Kandel, Isaac L. 1955. “The Content and Method of Comparative Education.” In The New Era in Education:
A Comparative Study, 3—17. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
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