METHODS AND APPROACHES OF

COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

Prepared by:

Jastine S. Rafael
Methods and Approaches of Comparative Education

Comparative education is a field study of

education that analyses the educational
system of a country by using data and
systems from other countries and design
policies to improve education.
Methods and Approaches of Comparative Education

 Descriptive Method
 Historical Method
 Quantitative and Statistical Method
 Scientific Method
 Social Method
DESCRIPTIVE METHOD
 Descriptive Method
 This method was used in the 19th century
because the main purpose of then in
comparative education was to incorporate the
good points of another country.

 This approach, called for a detailed

description of educational affairs of another
country.
 Descriptive Method

Many educational comparativist presented

detailed descriptive accounts of the
educational systems of the countries they
visited.
HISTORICAL METHOD
Historical Method

 In this method, we study the modern educational problems.

 This methods reveals the basis on which the modern educational

system is based.

 This knowledge may help us eliminate undesirable elements in

the educational system and further strengthening the desirables
ones.
 Historical Method

 Friedrich Scheider said in his publication, he gave the following factors that
can influence the educational theory and practice of a country.
a. geographical space;
b. politics;
c. religion;
d. history;
e. language;
f. ethnicity;
SOCIOLOGICAL METHOD
 Sociological Method

 The educational problems are studied in a social context.

 This is done with the belief that the educational system of a

country is conditioned by its social, cultural, economic, political
and religious situations. The educational problems of a country
have their origin in some social problems and they do not exits
by themselves.
QUANTITATIVE AND
STATISTICAL METHOD
 Quantitative and Statistical Method

 The study of comparative education, we analyze the

similarities and factors inherent in the educational
systems of various countries.

 In this method, various type of educational data are

collected about a country.
SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
 Scientific Approach
An approach in which the study of comparative education is
carried out empirically by formulating hypotheses, defining the
important concepts, setting out variables as well as conditions
for establishing the validity of the hypotheses formulated.

This method was developed and formulated by Harold Noah

and Marc Eckstein
 Stages in Noah and Eckstein Scientific Method

 Identification of the problem

 Development of hypothesis.

 Definition of concepts and indicators

 Selection of case study

 Collection of data

 Manipulation of data

 Interpretation of result
 Stages in Noah and Eckstein Scientific Method

 Identification of the problem

 Development of hypothesis.

 Definition of concepts and indicators

 Selection of case study

 Collection of data

 Manipulation of data

 Interpretation of result
 Stages in Noah and Eckstein Scientific Method

 Identification of the problem

 Development of hypothesis.

 Definition of concepts and indicators

 Selection of case study

 Collection of data

 Manipulation of data

 Interpretation of result
 Stages in Noah and Eckstein Scientific Method

 Identification of the problem

 Development of hypothesis.

 Definition of concepts and indicators

 Selection of case study

 Collection of data

 Manipulation of data

 Interpretation of result
 Stages in Noah and Eckstein Scientific Method

 Identification of the problem

 Development of hypothesis.

 Definition of concepts and indicators

 Selection of case study

 Collection of data

 Manipulation of data

 Interpretation of result
 Stages in Noah and Eckstein Scientific Method

 Identification of the problem

 Development of hypothesis.

 Definition of concepts and indicators

 Selection of case study

 Collection of data

 Manipulation of data

 Interpretation of result
 Stages in Noah and Eckstein Scientific Method

 Identification of the problem

 Development of hypothesis.

 Definition of concepts and indicators

 Selection of case study

 Collection of data

 Manipulation of data

 Interpretation of result
 Stages in Noah and Eckstein Scientific Method

 Identification of the problem

 Development of hypothesis.

 Definition of concepts and indicators

 Selection of case study

 Collection of data

 Manipulation of data

 Interpretation of result