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Book Review: International Encyclopedia of National Systems of Education

Book Review: International Encyclopedia of National Systems of Education International encyclopedia of national systems of education (2nd ed.) Edited by T. Neville Postlethwaite Oxford: Pergamon, 1995. 1105 pp. $255.00. ISBN 0080423027 This encyclopedia contains overviews of 152 systems of education, arranged alpha­ betically from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Each description follows a common structure covering: general background, politics and goals, the formal system (from pre-school to tertiary education), administrative structure and operation, finance, personnel, curriculum and teaching, student assessment and reporting, research and evaluation, reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, major problems for the year 2000, and a list of references. Most of the reviews in this publication are based on updated material previously published in the International encyclopedia <if education (2nd ed.) by Pergamon (1994). It is essentially the second edition of an earlier publication: The encyclopedia of comparative education and national systems <if education (1988). The authors of the reviews are mainly from the national ministries of education or are experts or academics nominated by them. Where this was not possible, 'expatriate' authors, known to the editor to be knowledgeable on the system concerned, have been invited to contribute. The chapter on Australia, compiled by Philip McKenzie of the Australian Council for Educational Research, was used as http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Education SAGE

Book Review: International Encyclopedia of National Systems of Education

Sharpe, Fenton
Australian Journal of Education , Volume 42 (2): 2 – Aug 1, 1998
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SAGE
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© 1998 Australian Council for Educational Research
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0004-9441
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2050-5884
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10.1177/000494419804200208
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International encyclopedia of national systems of education (2nd ed.) Edited by T. Neville Postlethwaite Oxford: Pergamon, 1995. 1105 pp. $255.00. ISBN 0080423027 This encyclopedia contains overviews of 152 systems of education, arranged alpha­ betically from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Each description follows a common structure covering: general background, politics and goals, the formal system (from pre-school to tertiary education), administrative structure and operation, finance, personnel, curriculum and teaching, student assessment and reporting, research and evaluation, reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, major problems for the year 2000, and a list of references. Most of the reviews in this publication are based on updated material previously published in the International encyclopedia <if education (2nd ed.) by Pergamon (1994). It is essentially the second edition of an earlier publication: The encyclopedia of comparative education and national systems <if education (1988). The authors of the reviews are mainly from the national ministries of education or are experts or academics nominated by them. Where this was not possible, 'expatriate' authors, known to the editor to be knowledgeable on the system concerned, have been invited to contribute. The chapter on Australia, compiled by Philip McKenzie of the Australian Council for Educational Research, was used as

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