Comparative Education

Part One

This book is divided into four parts. In Part One the author considers the natural factors which have influenced the various national systems of education. They comprise racial, linguistic, geographical and economic factors.

Part Two

He considers the contribution of religious traditions to education, more particularly those of the Catholic and Puritan faiths.

Part Three

In Part Three the secular traditions of humanism, socialism and nationalism.

Part Four

Finally in Part Four a comparison is made of the systems of education in England and Wales, the USA, France and the Soviet Union.