EDF 4810 - Comparative and International Education

College of Education

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Spring 2023 (615)

Requisites

Admission to Educational Studies and Community Leadership (Bachelor of Science) (EDST-BS)

Course Description

This course will examine and compare educational systems in their national contexts around the world in the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, the Russian Federation, Mexico, Japan, People’s Republic of China, India, and Nigeria. Emphasis will be placed on a blend of historical, philosophical, political, cultural, and sociological perspectives on a variety of foundational topics in international education, including the vital interests of developing and developed states; the implications for ethnonationalism, political, economic, environmental and educational relationships.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will explain the field of comparative and international education through demographic, economic, political, and ecological concepts by:
    1. examining the need for international and comparative education.
    2. describing the concepts that governed U.S. foreign policy during the cold war.
    3. critiquing the impact of colonialism on education in nations that once were part of colonial empires.
    4. describing unresolved issues in the Middle East that threaten international peace and security.
    5. describing the major transnational issues that face a global society.
    6. examining contemporary theories of international and comparative education.
  2. The student will assess the American role in the development of international education by:
    1. describing how the founding fathers of the early American republic encouraged a policy of isolationism.
    2. evaluating the impact of the frontier and Manifest Destiny in shaping American attitudes towards other nations.
    3. investigating the idealistic and realistic approaches to international education.
  3. The student will define the concept of globalization and its impact on the economy and the educational systems of nation-states by:
    1. describing the development of globalization and its impact on education.
    2. comparing globalization and modernization.
    3. assessing the impact of globalization on the growth of world economy through regional trade organizations like the European Union (EU), the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and their roles in improving the quality of education.
  4. The student will compare the similarities and differences in the educational systems in various nations in terms of socio-political, economic, cultural, ideological, historical and other contexts by:
    1. differentiating the structure, governance and administration of the educational systems in the United State of America, United Kingdom, France, the Russian Federation, Mexico, Japan, People’s Republic of China, India, and Nigeria.
    2. appraising the models of teacher preparation for preschool, primary and secondary education and certification/licensure in the different nation-states.
    3. identifying current accountability measures used to assure quality in preschool, primary and secondary education in nation-states.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will, with a minimum of 75% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through online measures developed by the individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I 9/8/2009, BOT 10/20/2009, Effective 20091(0415). Submitted as 4270; State approved as 4810. Flexible Access, online, 20101(0430). C&I Approval: 09/08/2009, BOT Approval: 10/20/2009, Effective Term: Fall 2010 (430).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2023 (615)

Related Programs

  1. Educational Studies and Community Leadership (EDST-BS) (665) (Draft)
  2. Educational Studies and Community Leadership (EDST-BS) (660) (Active)