Hitting, missing, and in between: a typology of the impact of western education on the non-western world

Author: Grigorenko, Elena

Source: Comparative Education, Volume 43, Number 1, February 2007 , pp. 165-186(22)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

In this article I describe a number of ways in which non-western cultures have adopted and used western educational approaches, forming an illustrative typology of these adaptations. I provide an illustration(s) of each category in the typology, briefly presenting the history of the category, detailing its modern state, and discussing selected aspects of the effectiveness of a particular educational system. Efficacy is discussed along the following indicators for the country(ies) exemplified in a given category: (1) literacy rates in the general population, (2) standing of the country's students as exemplified by results of international comparison studies, and (3) perceived standing of higher-education graduates of a given educational system as judged by the international labour market or commented on by the international community.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03050060601162719

Affiliations: 1: Yale University, USA,Moscow State University, Russia

Publication date: 2007-02-01

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