scholarly journals Legislative science advice in Europe: the case for international comparative research

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Kenny ◽  
Carla-Leanne Washbourne ◽  
Chris Tyler ◽  
Jason J. Blackstock
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Research ◽  
International Comparative Research ◽  
Science Advice ◽  
International Comparative

Doing qualitative comparative research on teaching: Challenges and benefits of working with grounded theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-433
Author(s):  
Claudia Rupp
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research On Teaching ◽  
International Comparative Research ◽  
International Comparative ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Teaching Challenges

The last decades have seen the completion of an increasing number of qualitative comparative research projects on teaching. Challenges and benefits which might arise from a qualitative international comparative research design have been considered. However, very little has been published on challenges and benefits which may arise from using grounded theory in international comparative research projects. This article explores some of these challenges and benefits, focusing on two methodological aspects: the emergent process of developing a grounded theory and analysing data in a foreign language. In order to illustrate the argument, an international comparative PhD project is used. The project is centred on how teachers see themselves with regards to accountability reforms in England and Germany.

Mapping the field of international comparative research in school social work

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087281989774
Author(s):  
Kathrin Franziska Beck ◽  
Juha Hämäläinen
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
School Social Work ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
School Social Workers ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
International Comparative Research ◽  
International Comparative ◽  
National Boundaries

This article maps the field of international comparative research in school social work. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was conducted and subjected to a narrative synthesis. The review reveals 11 publications that are predominantly non-empirical, take mainly Asian, European, North American countries and Australia and New Zealand into account, and are focused on profession-related and sociopolitical aspects of school social work. A synthesis of school social work practice themes transcending national boundaries emerged from the findings, covering child-, family-, school-, and community-related issues. Accordingly, children are predominantly confronted with similar issues, irrespective of the place where they live, such as violence toward themselves, at home, in school, and in their community. Bearing in mind methodological challenges when carrying out comparative studies, recommendations include the conduct of practice-focused studies that generate new stimuli to improve already well-developed practices in a culturally appropriate way and enable mutual learning among school social workers.

scholarly journals INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Hebert
Keyword(s):  
Standardized Testing ◽  
Comparative Education ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
International Comparative Research ◽  
International Comparative ◽  
Local Traditions

ABSTRACT Imperfections - such as inequality and inefficiency of learning - are perennial problems for education despite a diversity of foundations on which national systems are established, which range from the idealistic vision of fostering a utopian society to the utilitarian objective of producing skilled workers capable of engendering economic growth. Despite sharing many common conditions and fundamental values, educators rarely learn valuable lessons from the successes and failures of highly relevant initiatives in distant nations. This problem may be attributed to several factors, not the least of which includes the entrenchment of local traditions and ethnocentric assumptions, but surely the quality and relevance of international-comparative research - and the way its results are disseminated - are issues that must also be taken into careful consideration. What are the unique lessons to be learned from international comparisons, and what are the prospective risks for how such comparisons may be misinterpreted and misused in educational settings? How can international comparative research be made more relevant, with tangible applications that may be recognized and effectively used by school teachers? How can international comparative education meaningfully examine subjects beyond the reach of standardized testing, in such domains as the fostering of creativity, talent, and ethical sensibilities, for example? These themes will be presented through discussion of both research findings and anecdotes from the personal experience of working for universities on four continents. Specific topics will include the challenges of accounting for conceptual equivalency and representing cultural differences, sampling and generalizability, reconciling the diverging aims of economic, anthropological, sociological, and psychological research, as well as grappling with the ambivalent discourse of globalization, multiculturalism, post-colonialism, and other social movements.

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