TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lane John J
ED  - National Society for the Study of Education
TI  - Ferment in education: a look abroad 
SN  - 0226468623
AV  - LB43 
U1  - 370/.1 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Chicago, IL
PB  - National Society for the Study of Education, University of Chicago Press [distributor]
KW  - Comparative education
KW  - Education
KW  - Aims and objectives
KW  - Educational change
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 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
ER  -