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Comparative education

Course Description: This course provides a theoretical overview of comparative education concepts and their historical development, and the objectives of comparative education. It also covers the methodology of comparative studies, its fields, how to conduct comparative studies, and ways to benefit from them. The course also addresses an applied aspect of comparative studies, exemplified by a presentation of some education systems in a number of developed countries and developing countries. It also presents some foreign and Arab education systems and compares them to each other, and how to benefit from them. The course also covers current and future trends in comparative studies, and ways to benefit from them in theoretical studies and field research.

Credits: 2

Objectives of the course :

The student should be familiar with the theoretical knowledge of comparative education and educational systems in terms of concept, objectives, importance, and the forces and factors influencing the formation of these systems. The student should be able to analyze and compare educational systems in some countries, and to know the experiences of some countries in public and higher government and private education. It also aims to develop the student's skill in the methodology of conducting comparative studies and ways to benefit from them.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:
– Extracts the concepts, terms, and development of comparative education, as well as scholars' opinions on it.
– Infers the objectives of comparative education.
– It defines the theoretical foundations of comparative education.
Differentiate between styles and trends of research in comparative education.
– Analyzes the forces and factors influencing the formation of educational systems in various countries.
– It shows the fields of study in comparative education.
Skills:
- Compares scholars' viewpoints on the concepts and terminology of comparative education.
- Differentiates between educational systems in Arab countries.
– Analyzes the elements of educational systems in developed countries.
Criticizes local education systems.
Extracts applications of the philosophies of some educational systems.
– It evaluates some educational systems.
Values, autonomy and responsibility:
– Practices scientific research ethics in comparative education research.
– Uses self-learning skills in researching fundamental knowledge in comparative education.
– Uses technical means to communicate and search for information in the field of comparative education.
Effectively communicates within the work team in carrying out research assignments for the Comparative Education course.
– His performance and the performance of his colleagues are based on what was studied in comparative education.

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Last Updated: 2026-05-11