International Education Systems and Contemporary Education Reforms - by Adel T Al-Bataineh & Mohamed A Nur-Awaleh (Hardcover)

About the Book

International Education Systems and Contemporary Education Reforms focuses on the information and skills students need to understand, compare, and analyze educational systems and recent reforms in both developed and under developing countries.

Book Synopsis

International Education Systems and Contemporary Education Reforms focuses on the information and skills students need to understand, compare, and analyze educational systems and recent reforms in both developed and under developing countries.

Review Quotes

The reader will find International Education Systems and Contemporary Education Reforms an insightful study of the history, culture, and society through the vehicle of educational systems of emerging and diverse twenty-first century nations, and their quest for educational and school reform. Sociologists have long held that one of the primary institutions that reflect the values and beliefs of a society or a nation is its state (public) educational system. The text will provide the reader with the historical context and cross-cultural understanding necessary in order to appreciate the goals and mission of educational systems in varied and diverse nations today.

About the Author

Adel T. Al-Bataineh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. Professor Al-Bataineh holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum Instruction from Illinois State University. He has authored articles and chapters on a wide range of issues in education.

Mohamed A. Nur-Awaleh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. Professor Nur-Awaleh holds an M.A, M.S, and Ph.D. from the University at Albany-State University of New York. He has written on a variety of issues related to international education, shared governance and leadership in Sub-Saharan African universities, Somali education, planning and implementation of international educational projects, and distance learning in higher education.