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Scholars in international comparative education are calling for a new paradigm - a multi-level qualitative analysis of cross-national data. In response, this volume demonstrates the application of a multi-level analysis to qualitative data, based on case studies on civic education in 24 countries.
List of contents
Introduction: issues and insights in cross-national analysis of qualitative studies, G. Steiner-Khamsi et al; the emergence of new citizenship - looking into the self and beyond the nation, W.O. Lee; teachers and civic education instruction in cross-national comparison, H. Mintrop; national identity conflicts and civic education - a comparison of five countries, Z. Matrai; the paradoxical situation of civic education in schools - ubiquitous and yet elusive, J. Schwille, J.-A. Amadeo; cultural appropriation of social and political education, G. Kontogiannopoulou-Polydorides; spheres of citizenship, G. Steiner-Khamsi; an international review of citizenship in the curriculum - the IEA national case studies and the INCA archive, D. Kerr; cross-national studies and the analysis of comparative qualitative research, G. LeTendre; notes on contributors.
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Scholars in international comparative education are calling for a new paradigm - a multi-level qualitative analysis of cross-national data. In response, this volume demonstrates the application of a multi-level analysis to qualitative data, based on case studies on civic education in 24 countries.
