Papers by Michael Crossley
Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2002
Springer eBooks, 2009
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Routledge eBooks, Nov 23, 2022
This paper examines the Commonwealth's inclusive role in engaging with the distinctive challenges... more This paper examines the Commonwealth's inclusive role in engaging with the distinctive challenges of education provision in small states, an agenda that is often neglected elsewhere. We examine the origins of Commonwealth work on education in small states, the nature of its comparative advantage, its role in facilitating small states' engagement with international education dialogue and regional cooperation , and the demand and potential for ongoing Commonwealth support for education. Particular attention is given to experience within the Caribbean region and to the potential for the Commonwealth and the wider international community to learn from small states in the light of their distinctive educational challenges, achievements and prioritiesand, most notably, their experience at the 'sharp end' of environmental uncertainty and climate change.
International Journal of Educational Development, Oct 1, 2019
This article critically examines the nature of changing modalities in international development a... more This article critically examines the nature of changing modalities in international development and related research in education. The consequences of contemporary trends and trajectories in these domains are considered with particular reference to their conceptual and ethical implications. Drawing on contemporary social theory, comparative and international research in education, and research ethics, the analysis focuses on North-South research and development partnerships, conceptions of 'best practice' in the arenas of education and development, the emergence of largescale social and educational research modalities, and the potential and limitations of 'one size fits all' ethical frameworks in the field.
Springer eBooks, Mar 3, 2008
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Compare, Jan 8, 2019
As comparative and international researchers in education we are especially well placed to contri... more As comparative and international researchers in education we are especially well placed to contribute to the analysis and understanding of global trends in both education and international development. In times of ever increasing complexity and uncertainty it can also be argued that we have a responsibility to do so, and to do so in rigorous but accessible ways. In this Presidential Address I (1) consider how we might do this in the light of the BAICE 2018 Conference theme, (2) argue how and why the critical interrogation of the processes of educational policy transfer lie at the heart of this, and (3) draw upon work inspired by BAICE during its first 20 years, along with my own related research in a diversity of contexts worldwide.
This paper presents some initial ideas on how the theoretical concepts of the 'insider' and the '... more This paper presents some initial ideas on how the theoretical concepts of the 'insider' and the 'outsider' might be reexamined in an era where advances in comparative, qualitative research methodologies seek to be more inclusive, collaborative, participatory, reflexive and nuanced. Earlier essentialist definitions of the outsider as detached and objective, and the insider as culturally-embedded and subjective, are reexamined and set within an international research and teaching context which recognises the increased migration of people, ideas and educational policies. It is argued that, in the context of such change, it has become more difficult to categorise and label groups and individuals as being 'inside' or 'outside' systems, professional communities, or research environments. Such essentialist notions, which often underpin the production of large-scale, international datasets of pupil achievement, need to be challenged so that more complex understandings can inform, not only new methods of research design, research ethics, data collection and analysis, but also the creation of new knowledge, giving more validity to related education policymaking. We recognise that individual and group identities can be multiple, flexible and changing such that the boundary between the inside and the outside is permeable, less stable and less easy to draw. The concept of a 'third', liminal space may have the potential to encourage new meaning which is constructed on the boundary between worlds where historical, social, cultural, political, ethical and individual understandings meet.
Copyright© 1997 Michael Crossley and Graham Vulliamy All rights reserved Library of Congress Cata... more Copyright© 1997 Michael Crossley and Graham Vulliamy All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publica (ion Data Qualitative educational research in developing countries: current perspectives/ edited by Michael Crossley, Graham Vulliamy. p. cm.—(Reference books in ...
Africa Today, 2012
... Head, Anguilla Ms Jasmine Hodge-Thomas, Primary School Principal, Anguilla Dr Keith Holmes, f... more ... Head, Anguilla Ms Jasmine Hodge-Thomas, Primary School Principal, Anguilla Dr Keith Holmes, formerly European Training Foundation and now UNESCO Dr Guy LeFanu, Goroka University, Papua New Guinea and University of Bristol HE Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor ...
is a member of the Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC) at the University of Hong Kong. H... more is a member of the Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC) at the University of Hong Kong. He has been affiliated with the university since beginning a Master of Education there in 2007. His work has focused on adult education, tertiary education, and teacher training in both the public and private sector in a number of countries. He has also worked as a legislative chairman and adviser for a university governance body. His research areas include sustainable development, civil society issues in development, policy analysis, and complex adaptive systems analysis.
commonwealth education partnerships 2012 13 What to say and what to do when mostly your friends l... more commonwealth education partnerships 2012 13 What to say and what to do when mostly your friends love reading? Are you the one that don't have such hobby? So, it's important for you to start having that hobby. You know, reading is not the force. We're sure that reading will lead you to join in better concept of life. Reading will be a positive activity to do every time. And do you know our friends become fans of commonwealth education partnerships 2012 13 as the best book to read? Yeah, it's neither an obligation nor order. It is the referred book that will not make you feel disappointed.
focuses primarily on small states in the Commonwealth, of which there are 33 out of 54 member cou... more focuses primarily on small states in the Commonwealth, of which there are 33 out of 54 member countries in total. Size, in this report, refers generally to countries with populations below 1.5 million but may include larger ones considered in particular geographic groupings. According to Crossley et al., two factors external to these small states appear to have had an impact over the last decade. Trade liberalisation has led to a brain drain for smaller nations, and global climate change has already wrought more intense weather events and an increased risk of inundation from rising sea levels. However, globalisation and improved technology have improved access to libraries and specialist advice that might be of assistance to these same countries. Tertiary education, the authors note, is now expanding in these areas. The authors thoroughly explain the variance in needs of these countries with a special focus on island nations. One clear example of the difficulty of improving educational programmes in an island nation can be found in Vanuatu, with 13 larger and 70 smaller islands spread out over 1,300 kilometres. Isolated populations mean moving children from their home islands for education. The challenges are obvious and the pressure on families is real. The book also clearly lays out issues of financial interconnectedness. For example, the falling prices of commodities such as oil may lead to reduced tourism in one country, and a burdensome debt in another country may mean a weakened ability to respond to short-term crises. Smaller states, the authors point out, are hit harder by such global economic shifts. The consequence of increasing poverty in a small state can be a real threat to educational progress. This well-researched book, written with a minimum of jargon, helps to broadly explain the particular needs of a unique subset of states in the Commonwealth.
Compare, Jun 1, 2004
... The boundaries of educational research are therefore being stretched to incorporate local kno... more ... The boundaries of educational research are therefore being stretched to incorporate local knowledge and ... capacity can play a crucial role in democratizing the education policy process and ... Subscribe to this Title; ingentaconnect is not responsible for the content or availability of ...
The environment does not exist as a sphere separate from human actions, ambitions and needs… [It]... more The environment does not exist as a sphere separate from human actions, ambitions and needs… [It] is where we all live; and development is what we all do in attempting to improve our lot within that abode.
Volume One: Foundations and Early Exemplars The Politics - Aristotle Histories - Polybius The Ris... more Volume One: Foundations and Early Exemplars The Politics - Aristotle Histories - Polybius The Rise of the Roman Empire The Muqaddimah - Ibn Khaldun Method for the Easy Comprehension of History - Jean Bodin Comparative Political Analysis in Montesquieu and Tocqueville - Melvin Richter The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte - Auguste Comte System of Logic - John Stuart Mill On the Method of Investigating the Development of Institutions - Edward B Tylor Applied to Laws of Marriage and Descent The Limitations of the Comparative Method in Anthropology - Franz Boas Material Culture and Social Institutions of the Simpler Peoples - L T Hobhouse, G C Wheeler and M Ginsberg An Essay in Correlation Comparative Analysis of Political Ideologies - Daniel Lerner, I Pool and H D Lasswell A Preliminary Statement The Comparative Method in Anthropology - A R Radcliffe-Brown Volume Two: The Logic of Comparative Methods Macrocomparative Research Methods - Kenneth A Bollen, Barbara Entwisle and Arthur S Anderson Informing Generality and Explaining Uniqueness - York Bradshaw and Michael Wallace The Place of Case Studies in Comparative Research Historical Explanation and Comparative Method - A A van den Braembussche Towards a Theory of the History of Society Causal Inference and Comparative Methods - E Gene DeFelice Strategies in Comparative Sociology - Mattei Dogan Comparative Cross-National Methodology - Joseph W Elder On the Scope and Methods of Cross-Cultural Research - N Frijda and G Jahoda Current Issues in Comparative Macrosociology - J H Goldthorpe A Debate on Methodological Issues Introduction - Bradford B Hudson, Mohamed K Barakat and Rolfe LaForge Problems and Methods of Cross-Cultural Research How Comparative Is Comparative Research? - Roger Jowell Making Comparative Research Cumulative - Robert M Marsh Galton's Problem - Raoull Naroll The Logic of Cross-Cultural Research Theory and Method in Comparative Research - Charles Ragin and David Zaret Two Strategies Toward Comparative Historiography - Fritz Redlich The Development of Cross-National Comparative Research - Stein Rokkan A Review of Current Problems and Possibilities The Comparative Method in Social Research - E A Suchman Measurement in Comparative Research - Henry Teune The Cross-Cultural Method - J W M Whiting Volume Three: Data (Sources and Problems) and Contemporary Exemplars PART ONE: DATA SOURCES AND PROBLEMS Concepts, Context and Discourse in a Comparative Case Study - Emma Carmel Thickening Thin Concepts and Theories - M Coppedge Combining Large and Small in Comparative Politics Evidence and Inference in the Comparative Case Study - D Dion Europe through the Looking-Glass - Bernhard Ebbinghaus Comparative and Multi-Level Perspectives The Quality and Quantity of Data for Cross-Cultural Studies - Carol R Ember Data Problems in Quantitative Comparative Analysis - Michael C Hudson Causal Inference in Historical Institutional Analysis - E S Lieberman A Specification of Periodization Strategies Comparative Field Studies - Robert L Munroe and Ruth H Munroe Methodological Issues and Future Possibilities Qualitative Comparative Analysis and a Hermeneutic Approach to Interview Data - Kati Rentala and Eeva Hellstrom Comparative Research, Experimental Design and the Comparative Method - H Teune PART TWO: CONTEMPORARY EXEMPLARS IN SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE Comparative Political Systems - Gabriel A Almond A Comparative Method for the Study of Politics - David E Apter The Comparative Study of Organizations - Peter Blau Democracy with Adjectives - David Collier and S Levitsky Conceptual Innovation in Comparative Research The Comparative and Historical Study of Revolutions - Jack A Goldstone The Comparative Study of National Societies - Terry K Hopkins and Immanuel Wallerstein The Role of General Theory in Comparative-Historical Sociology - E Kiser and Michael Hechter Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method - Arend Lijphart The Comparative Method in Political Studies - Leslie Lipson Comparative Social Mobility - Judah Matras Comparative Politics - Sigmund Neumann A Half-Century Appraisal Comparative Sociology and the Comparative Method - Charles C Ragin Comparing Historical Sequences - A Powerful Tool for Causal Analysis - Dietrich Rueschemeyer and J D Stephens The Uses of Comparative History in Macrosocial Inquiry - Theda Skocpol and Margaret Somers Method and Theory in Comparative Urban Studies - David A Smith Means and Ends of Comparison in Macrosociology - Charles Tilly PART THREE: CONTEMPORARY EXEMPLARS IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION The Comparative Method of Anthropology - Kenneth E Bock Measurement of Education in Comparative Research - Michael Braun and Walter Muller Case Study Research Methods and Comparative Education - Michael Crossley and Graham Vulliamy Social Anthropology and the Method of Controlled Comparison - Fred Eggan The Comparative Method in Anthropological Perspective - E A Hammel Cross-National Studies and the Analysis of…
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