University of Oslo
Institute for Educational Research
Master of philosophy in Comparative and International Education
ACADEMIC YEAR 2005/2006
Updated July 2005
Unfortunately mistakes may occur in the syllabus. Changes will be announced on the webpage.
*The text is in a compendium, available at Gnist Akademika.
** The book is used several places in the syllabus.
Introduction to comparative and international education
Arnove, Robert F., Altbach, Phillip G. and Kelly, Gail P. (1992) : "Introduction" In : Emergent Issues in Education, Robert F. Arnove, Phillip G. Altbach and Gail P. Kelly (eds.). New York: Sate University of New York Press. p. 13-24. (11 p.)**.
Bray, Mark (2002) : "Comparative education in East Asia: Growth, development and contributions to the global field." In: Current Issues in Comparative Education, [online], 4(2). [accessed 09.10.2004]. (9 p.) Available at:. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/journalarchives.htm.
Crossley, Michael (2002) : "Comparative and international education: Contemporary challenges, reconceptualization and new directions for the field." In : Current Issues in Comparative Education, [online], 4(2). Available at: [accessed 09.10.2004]. (6 p.) Available at:. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/journalarchives.htm.
Epstein, Erwin (1994) : "Comparative and international Education: Overview and historical Development." In: The International Encyclopaedia of Education , Torstein Husèn and Neville Postlethwaite (eds.). Vol. 2. Oxford : Pergamon . p. 918-922. (4 p.).
Hans, Nicholas (1958) : Comparative education : a study of educational factors and traditions , London : Routledge & Kegan Paul. Chapter 1 p.1-16. (15 p.)*.
Kelly, Gail (1992) : "Debates and trends in comparative education." In: Emergent issues in education : comparative perspectives, Robert F. Arnove, Phillip G. Altbach and Gail P. Kelly (eds.). Albany, New York: Sate University of New York Press. p. 1-12. (11 p.)**.
Kelly, Gail and Altbach, Phillip (1986) : "Comparative education: challenges and responses." In : Comparative education review, 30 (1). Chicago : Univesity of Chicago press. p. 89-107. (18 p.)*.
Mebrahtu, T. (1994) : "Development Education." In : The International Encyclopaedia of Education, Torstein Husèn & Neville Postlethwaite (eds.). Vol. 3. Oxford : Pergamon. p. 1494-1501. (7 p.)*.
Noah, Harold J. and Eckstein, Max A. (1998) : "Defining comparative education: conceptions." In : Doing comparative education: three decades of collaboration, Harold J. Noah and Max A. Eckstein (eds.). Hong Kong : Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong. p. 35-40. (5 p.)*.
Noah, Harold J. and Eckstein, Max A. (1998) : "Use and abuse of comparative education." In : Doing comparative education: three decades of collaboration, Harold J. Noah and Max A. Eckstein (eds.). Hong Kong : Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong. p. 57-67. (10 p.)*.
Arnove, Robert F. (2003): "Introduction : Reframing comparative education. The dialectic of the global and the local." In : Comparative education: the dialectic of the global and the local, Robert F. Arnove and Carlos A. Torres (eds.). Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield. p. 1-23. (24 p.)**.
Samoff, Joel (2003) : "Institionalizing international influence." In : Comparative education : the dialectic of the global and the local, Robert F. Arnove and Carlos A. Torres (eds.) Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield. p. 52-114. (40 p.)**.
Total : 160 pages
Curriculum theory
Holmes, Brian and McLean, Martin (1992) : The curriculum : a comparative perspective, London : Routledge. Chapter 1. (24 p.)*.
McLean, Martin (1995) : Educational traditions compared : content, teaching and learning in industrialised countries, London : David Fulton. Minus chapter 3. (166 p.)*.
Total : 190 pages
SPECIALISATION AREA A : DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION
Theories and Concepts :
Brock-Utne, Birgit (2002) : "Education and Development: A Developing Theme." In : International Review of Education, Vol.48. No.1/2. p.45-65. (20 p.).
Brock-Utne, Birgit (1998) : "Multicultural education and development education." In: Nordisk pedagogik, Vol.18. No.1. p.1-15. (16 p.) *.
Chambers, Robert (1997) : Whose reality counts? : putting the first last, London: Intermediate technology publications. chapter 1-6. (108 p.).
Freire, Paulo (1972) : Pedagogy of the oppressed, London: Penguin Books. chapter 1 and 2. (40 p.).
Heward, Christine and Bunwaree, Sheila (eds) (1998) : Gender, education and development, London: Zed Books. Chapter 1, 2, 11, 12 and 13. (78 p.).
Small, David (1997) : "Development education revisited. The New Zealand experience" : International Review of Education, Vol. 43. No. 5-6. p. 581-594. (13 p.).
Pre-Colonialisation, Colonialism, Independence and Self-Reliance:
Fuglesang, Andreas (1982) : About understanding : ideas and observations on cross-cultural communication, Uppsala : Dag Hammarskj?ld Foundation. Chapter 8 and 9. (35 p.) * .
Prah, Kwesi Kwaa (2003) : "Going native : language of instruction for education, development and african emancipation." In : Language of instruction in Tanzania and South Africa (LOITASA) , Brock-Utne, Birgit, Desai, Zubeida and Qorro, Martha (eds). Dar-es-Salaam : E & D Publishing. p. 14-34. (20 p.).
Nyerere, Julius K. (1968) : In : Essays on socialism, Nyerere, Julius K. Dar-es-Salaam : Oxford University Press. p. 44-76. (32 p.).
Odora, Catherine (1994) : "Indigenous forms of learning in East Africa with special reference to the acholi in Uganda." In : Indigenous forms of learning in Africa, Brock-Utne, Birgit (ed.). Oslo : University of Oslo, Institute for Educational Research. Report No. 7/1994. p. 61-90. (30 p.).
Shatrugna, M. (1998) : "Literacy as liberation." In : Education, development and underdevelopment, Sukla, Suresacandra and Kaul, Rehka (eds.). London : Sage Publications. p. 241-265. (25 p.)*.
Talib, M. (1998) : Educating the oppressed : observations from a school in a working class settlement in Delhi." In : Education, development and underdevelopment, Sukla, Suresacandra and Kaul, Rehka (eds.). London : Sage Publications. p. 199-210. (12 p.)* .
White, B. W. (1996) : "Talk about school : education and the colonial project in French and British Africa (1860-1960)." In : Comparative Education, Vol. 32. No. 1. p. 9-25. (16 p.) *.
Recolonialization, Globalization and the Role of Aid:
Brock-Utne, Birgit (1995) : "Cultural conditionality and aid to education in East Africa." In : International Review of Education, Vol. 41. No. 3-4. p. 177-197. (21 p.)*.
Colclough, Christopher (1993) : "Primary schooling in developing countries : the unfinished business aid." In : Key issues in educational development, Brock, Colin and Allsop, Terry (eds). Wallingford : Triangle books. p. 47-59. (13 p.)* .
Martin, C. (1993) : "UPE on the cheap : educational modernisation at school level in Mexico." In : Key issues in educational development, Brock, Colin and Allsop, Terry (eds). Wallingford : Triangle books. p. 145-167. (23 p.)*.
Phillipson, Robert (1999) : "The globalization of dominant languages." In : Globalization – on whose terms?, Brock-Utne, Birgit and Garbo, Gunnar (eds). Oslo : University of Oslo, Institute for Educational Research. Report nr 5/1999. (15 p.)* .
Rival, L. (1993) : "State schools against forest life : the impact of formal education on the Huaorani of Amazonian Ecuador." In: Key issues in educational development, Brock, Colin and Allsop, Terry (eds). Wallingford : Triangle books. p.131-145. (15 p.)*.
Watson, K. (1993) : "Changing emphases in educational aid." In : Key issues in educational development, Brock, Colin and Allsop, Terry (eds). Wallingford : Triangle books. p. 59-87. (29 p.)* .
Total : 551 pages
Recommended reading:
Bown, Lalage (1993) : "Preparing the future by changing the present : women, literacy and development." In : Key issues in educational development, Brock, Colin and Allsop, Terry (eds). Wallingford : Triangle books. p. 109-131. (22p.).
Emihovich, Catherine (1994) : "Cultural continuities and discontinuities in education." In : Encyclopedia of international education, Husen, Torsten and Postlewaithe, Neville. (eds.). London : Pergamon Press. Vol.3. p. 1227-1233. (6 p.).
Freire, Paulo (1972) : Pedagogy of the Oppressed, London : Penguin Books. Chapter 3 and 4.
SPECIALISATION AREA B : EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND PLANNING
Key concepts:
Adams, D. (1994) : "Educational planning : differing models." In : Encyclopaedia of international education, Husen, Torsten and Postlewaithe, Neville. (eds.). London : Pergamon Press. p. 1804-1810. (6 p.).
Farrell, J. P. (1994) : "Planning education : overview." In : Encyclopedia of international education, Husen, Torsten and Postlewaithe, Neville. (eds.). London : Pergamon Press. p. 4499-4510. (11p.)*.
Tjeldvoll, Arild (1995) : "A Language of education as a subject. Educational rationales, systems, cultures and paradigms." In : The Role of education in development : from personal to international arenas, Daun, Holger et al. (eds.) Stockholm : Stockholm University Institute of International Education. p. 71-86. (15 p.)*.
Worthen, B. R. and van Dusen, L. M. (1994) : "Nature of evaluation. In : Encyclopedia of international education, Husen, Torsten and Postlewaithe, Neville. (eds.). London : Pergamon Press. p. 2109-2119. (10 p.)*.
Globalisation:
Alheit, Peter (1999) : "On a contradictory way to ‘learning society’: A critical approach." In : Studies in the education of adults, No 1. 1999. p. 66-82. (16 p.)*.
Carnoy, Martin (1999) : Globalization and educational reform: what planners need to know., Paris : UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning. Fundamentals of educational planning - 63. (73 p.).
Hernes, Gudmund (2001) : "Social trends and challenges for education." In : International institute for educational planning’s medium term plan 2002-2007, Paris : UNESCO. p.11-30 (30 p.)*.
Whitty, Geoff and Power, Sally (1999) : "Making sense of education reform : global and national influences." In : International journal of contemporary sociology, Vol 36. No 2. 1999. p. 123-143 (20 p.)*.
Higher Education:
Castells, Manuell (1994) : "The University system. Engine of development in the new world economy." In: Revitalizing higher education, Salmi, Jamil and Verspoor, Adriaan (eds.). Oxford : Published for the IAU press by Pergamon. p. 14-40. (26 p.)* .
Douglass, John Aubrey (2000) : "A Tale of two Universities of California." In : Chronicle of the University of California, Fall 2000. Berkeley : University of California. p. 93-118. (25 p.)*.
Green, Diana (1994) : "What is quality in higher education? Concepts, policy and practice?" In: What is Quality in Higher Education?, Green, Diana (ed.). Buckingham : Open University. p. 3-20 (17 p.)*.
Middlehurst, Robin (1999) : "New realities for leadership and governance in higher education?" In : Tertiary education and management, No 5. 1999. p. 307-329. (29 p.)*.
Task force on higher education and society (2000) : Higher education in developing countries – peril and promise, Washington DC : The World Bank . (135 p.).
Economics of Education:
Eicher, Jean-Claude (2000) : "The financing of education : an economic issue?" In : European journal of education, Vol. 35. No. 1. 2000. p. 33-44. (11 p.)*.
Hartog, Joop (2000) : "Human capital as an instrument of analysis for the economics of dducation." In : European journal of education, Vol. 35. No. 1. 2000. p. 7-19. (12 p.)*.
Patrinos, Harry Anthony (2000) : "Market forces in education." In : European journal of education, Vol. 35. No. 1. 2000. p. 61-79. (18 p.)*.
Psacharopoulos, George (2000) : "Economics of education a la euro." In : European journal of education, Vol. 35. No. 1. 2000. p. 81-95. (14 p.)*.
Vila, Luis E. (2000) : "The Non-monetary benefits of education." In : European journal of education, Vol. 35. No. 1. 2000. p. 21-31. (10 p.)*.
Wagner, A., Smith, T. M. and Healy, T. (2000) : "Tertiary education : new patterns of learning and earning." In : European journal of education, Vol. 35. No. 1. 2000. p. 45-59. (14 p.)*.
Total : 493 pages