Chapter 5 Schools in the Global Community

In Chapter 5, we will study comparative education The study of comparative education focuses on learning how schools in other countries are organized and administered and how teachers in other countries teach. Because governments develop schools they believe best meet the needs of their nations, school systems differ from country to country. Comparative education helps us look at the global society and identify its contribution to America.

Demography refers to the study of people, including the cultural and ethnic composition of a population.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Comparative education is important for teachers to study so that they can understand the impact of society on schools. English and Mexican schools are administered at the central government and local level, whereas Japanese schools are administered at the central government level. The curricla children learn depend on each country’s respective culture.

BECOMING A TEACHER: OTHER NATIONS’ SCHOOLS Comparative education is important for teachers to study so that they can understand the impact of society on schools. English and Mexican schools are administered at the central government and local level, whereas Japanese schools are administered at the central government level. The curricla children learn depend on each country’s respective culture.

BECOMING A TEACHER: OTHER NATIONS’ SCHOOLS Reflective question: If you had an opportunity to visit another country’s school system, where would you like to go and what would you like to learn?

What is the chapter trying to teach us about comparative education Comparative education is a specific discipline in the study of education that focuses on analyzing how and what children in other nations learn as well as how schools are organized, financed, and administered.

English schools have a history dating to the Middle Ages. Generally, schooling remained out of reach for large numbers of children until the Butler Act (1944), which created the Department of Education and Science (DES). Schools presently provide all children an education. They are controlled by a national curriculum and an examination system. Today, English schools are confronting new immigration patterns that are challenging the values, ideas, and culture of this traditionally homogenous society.

Mexico is historically a multicultural nation. Its Indian civilizations were invaded by Spain hundreds of years ago, producing a blended culture. Like most underdeveloped countries, Mexico understands the need for schools. Schools have been consolidated under the federal Ministry of Education, which administers schools and curriculum. Presently, Mexico’s schools suffer large dropout rates, teacher shortages, and funding problems.

Japan is a homogeneous society. Education bolsters specific national or social aims. Schools are part of a three-party partnership with government and industry. This partnership focuses Japan’s resources on becoming an international economic giant. Japanese educational policy is centered in the national Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, which controls all aspects of schools including curriculum, teaching methods, examination, textbook selection, and finance. Japanese students learn through memorization. Creativity and experimentation are generally not valued forms of learning. Examinations are the only indicator of student success, a fact that causes much student and parental stress.

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