Course Code: MED15303CR
Comparative Education Unit III
Biography & Significant Contribution of George Z. F. Bereday
George Z. F. Bereday is deemed to be one of the greatest figures in modern
comparative and international education. Bereday was born in 1920 in Poland and
died on Oct. 22, 1983 in the United States, the country in which he spent most of
his career. He was one of the key founders of the Comparative Education Society
(now known as the Comparative International Education Society - CIES), the
field's first professional association. Bereday showed a broad vision in comparative
education with research covering East Europe, East Asia and Latin America as
well as an even broader comparative framework.
Bereday held positions as an exchange or visiting professor in many
universities around the world. Getting his bachelor's and master's degrees in
Britain, Bereday started his career as a comparativist when he pursued his doctoral
degree in comparative education at Harvard University. He began teaching
comparative education at Teachers College of Columbia University, where he
spent most of his career. His contribution to comparative education was not limited
to authoring foundational works and ideas but also included instructing renowned
scholars in the field. Even so, he is probably best known for being the founding
editor of plausibly the most influential journal in comparative education, the
Comparative Education Review.
Bereday was author and editor of 34 books, among them The Changing
Soviet School, Comparative Method in Education, American Education through
Japanese Eyes, and Universities for All. He served as joint editor of the World
Year Book of Education for 11 years. He was the author of some 100 articles in
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Sheikh Mustafa (Assistant Professor) Institute of Advanced Studies In Education, M.A
Road Srinagar
Comparative Education Unit III
Biography & Significant Contribution of George Z. F. Bereday
George Z. F. Bereday is deemed to be one of the greatest figures in modern
comparative and international education. Bereday was born in 1920 in Poland and
died on Oct. 22, 1983 in the United States, the country in which he spent most of
his career. He was one of the key founders of the Comparative Education Society
(now known as the Comparative International Education Society - CIES), the
field's first professional association. Bereday showed a broad vision in comparative
education with research covering East Europe, East Asia and Latin America as
well as an even broader comparative framework.
Bereday held positions as an exchange or visiting professor in many
universities around the world. Getting his bachelor's and master's degrees in
Britain, Bereday started his career as a comparativist when he pursued his doctoral
degree in comparative education at Harvard University. He began teaching
comparative education at Teachers College of Columbia University, where he
spent most of his career. His contribution to comparative education was not limited
to authoring foundational works and ideas but also included instructing renowned
scholars in the field. Even so, he is probably best known for being the founding
editor of plausibly the most influential journal in comparative education, the
Comparative Education Review.
Bereday was author and editor of 34 books, among them The Changing
Soviet School, Comparative Method in Education, American Education through
Japanese Eyes, and Universities for All. He served as joint editor of the World
Year Book of Education for 11 years. He was the author of some 100 articles in
1|Page
Sheikh Mustafa (Assistant Professor) Institute of Advanced Studies In Education, M.A
Road Srinagar
