ICH4801 Assignment
3 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 -
DUE 2025
, ICH4801 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 2025
1(a) Comparative education (chapter 8 of the
prescribed book) 1. Define “comparative
education”. (4)
Comparative education is an academic field that involves the systematic study and
comparison of different education systems, policies, and practices across nations or
cultures. It seeks to:
Identify similarities and differences in educational structures.
Analyze the social, economic, political, and cultural factors influencing
education.
Improve education systems by learning from global best practices.
2. Discuss any four phases of the historical
evolution of the field of comparative and
international education. (8)
Travellers’ Tales Phase (Pre-19th Century)
Early explorers and missionaries documented education systems in
different societies.
Lacked systematic analysis; mostly descriptive.
Phase of Borrowing (19th Century)
Countries borrowed educational models (e.g., Prussia’s system
influenced the U.S. and Japan).
Aimed at modernization but often ignored local contexts.
Scientific Phase (Early 20th Century)
More analytical approach (e.g., Isaac Kandel, Nicholas Hans).
3 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 -
DUE 2025
, ICH4801 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 2025
1(a) Comparative education (chapter 8 of the
prescribed book) 1. Define “comparative
education”. (4)
Comparative education is an academic field that involves the systematic study and
comparison of different education systems, policies, and practices across nations or
cultures. It seeks to:
Identify similarities and differences in educational structures.
Analyze the social, economic, political, and cultural factors influencing
education.
Improve education systems by learning from global best practices.
2. Discuss any four phases of the historical
evolution of the field of comparative and
international education. (8)
Travellers’ Tales Phase (Pre-19th Century)
Early explorers and missionaries documented education systems in
different societies.
Lacked systematic analysis; mostly descriptive.
Phase of Borrowing (19th Century)
Countries borrowed educational models (e.g., Prussia’s system
influenced the U.S. and Japan).
Aimed at modernization but often ignored local contexts.
Scientific Phase (Early 20th Century)
More analytical approach (e.g., Isaac Kandel, Nicholas Hans).
