George Z. F. Bereday (Zygmunt Fijałkowski) and his comparative method in educational research

Abstract

The paper concerns George Bereday’s (Zygmunt Fijałkowski - 1920-1983) scientific activities and his contribution to the development of comparative education as a scientific discipline. Bereday was a researcher of Polish origin and a professor of Columbia University. His works concern methodological aspects of comparative research in education, and his key study is entitled Comparative Method in Education. The main assumption of this method is to analyze educational facts in a broad social and political context. Bereday also examined the education system and policy in the Soviet Union, as well as in the United States and Japan. An important issue of his interest was mass education, including that on a university level, from the point of view of American and European experiences.

Türkiye ve Almanya (North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden Württemberg, Berlin) İlkokul İngilizce Dersi Öğretim Programlarının Karşılaştırılması

“…Bereday model, one of the comparative education models, was used in this study. Bereday states that four steps can be used in program evaluation consisting of description, interpretation, juxtaposition, and comparison (Wojniak, 2018). According to this model, when comparing two countries, firstly, the pedagogical knowledge of these countries is defined.…”

Chinese culture of interdependence and relations in education – guanxi in school practice

“…Obtaining a complete view is possible only and exclusively through the application of an interdisciplinary approach in the analysis, which was conducted by George Z.F. Bereday in his comparative studies (Wojniak, 2018). In this article, an element of contemporary Chinese culture will be characterized, namely the networks of interdependence of various members of society, on the basis of the literature on the subject called guanxi.…”