Ferment in education :  a look abroad / 
edited by John J. Lane ; editor for the Society, Kenneth J. Rehage. 
 - Chicago, IL :  National Society for the Study of Education :  University of Chicago Press [distributor],  1995. 
 - ix, 204 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Series on contemporary educational issues .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>The National Society for the Study of Education -- Board of Directors of the Society, 1994-95; the Committee for the Series on Contemporary Educational Issues; Contributors to This Volume -- 1. Introduction and Overview / John J. Lane -- 2. The Reconstruction of Schooling in Africa / Joel Samoff -- 3. Japanese Education: Miracle Re-examined / Nobuo K. Shimahara -- 4. Russian Education: Politics, Policy, and Practice / Richard P. Farkas -- 5. Civic Education in the Romanian Educational System / Elena Nedelcu -- 6. Education in the Czech Republic / John J. Lane -- 7. Reform and Development in Teacher Education in Israel / Tamar Ariav and Aaron Seidenberg -- 8. Teacher Preparation in China / Jingbin Zhang -- 9. The "Take-Off" of International Comparative Studies of Education / Torsten Husen -- 10. The Case for International Comparisons / John P. Keeves -- 11. The Dim Shinings of International Comparisons / Gerald W. Bracey. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0226468623 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comparative education<br/>Education--Aims and objectives.<br/>Educational change
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB43 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370/.1