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Peer reviewedPsacharopoulos, George – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Replies to commentaries on the relationship of comparative education theory and practice, addressing the beneficiaries of educational planning and policymaking, the planner's role, evaluation criteria for educational planning, choice of discipline, simplification of theory, analytical versus quantitative research, theoretical foundations of…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Peer reviewedGinsburg, Mark B.; Gorostiaga, Jorge M. – Comparative Education Review, 2001
Examines the limited communication between educational theorists and researchers, on the one hand, and policy makers and practitioners, on the other. Discounts the "two cultures" thesis for explaining the communication gap, arguing that the groups are heterogeneous and overlap. Discusses six approaches to closing the communication gap,…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Diffusion (Communication), Discourse Communities, Educational Research
Peer reviewedWeiler, Hans N. – Comparative Education Review, 1983
Shows how the concept of legitimacy and, in particular, the theoretical construct of compensatory legitimation as a determinant of policy strategies may be useful for the comparative analysis of educational policy in advanced capitalist societies. Uses examples of educational policy in the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States. (BRR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Court Role
Peer reviewedKlemperer, Anne; Theisens, Henno; Kaiser, Frans – Comparative Education Review, 2001
Examines three international comparative research projects in higher education, commissioned by the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (Netherlands). Develops a model of the influence of research on various stages of the educational policy process, focusing on three uses of research: enlightenment, political decision making, and problem…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPsacharopoulos, George – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Quantitative comparative research provides lessons for educational planners and policymakers unrelated to theoretical labels. This point is illustrated by comparative education "solutions" to typical policy problems in developing countries: increasing access to primary education, expanding secondary and postsecondary education, improving…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Planning
Peer reviewedAdams, Don; Kee, Geok Hwa; Lin, Lin – Comparative Education Review, 2001
Examines links between educational research and the policy and planning process in Laos. Reviews social and economic conditions influencing Lao education. Describes the use and nonuse of research in educational policy and planning, focusing on decision making and outcomes in a Lao government/Asian Development Bank educational assessment. Suggests…
Descriptors: Centralization, Educational Assessment, Educational Development, Educational Planning
