Methodology of Comparative Research in Education: Role and Significance

Abstract

Research interest in the comparison of education systems emerged parallel with the study of social development and the general globalization of social resources. The contemporary context of research discourse puts researchers in a position of necessary collaboration and partnership, with a special emphasis on the comparative analysis of educational phenomena. The aim of this study is the analysis of the theoretical understandings of the role of comparative research in the cognition of pedagogical phenomena as well as the transformation of the comparative methodological apparatus in the contemporary context. The research tasks are aimed at analyzing the historical development of comparative research, epistemology, the function of comparative research in pedagogy, as well as its importance in pedagogy. The importance of developing pluralism in the methodological approach of comparative research is emphasized in order to strengthen research capacities for its future development in pedagogical sciences. The study relies on the historical method and the method of source content analysis.

Systematic Comparative Analysis of Doctor of Education (EdD) Programs

“…This comparison is intended to explore the differences in EdD programs, how EdD programs compare to PhD programs, and how those differences impact student motivation. The comparative analysis methodologies have been applied broadly in educational research to enable the critical and systematic inclusion of the social and educational construction of knowledge and the sociocultural development of programs (Milošević & Maksimović, 2020;Otsuka, 2009;Silova & Brehm, 2010).…”

Global Diversity Values in Indonesia: An Elementary School High-Grade Indonesian Language Textbook Analysis

“…In an effort to enhance the understanding of the internalization of global diversity character values and the Pancasila Student Profile through textbooks, this study will utilize a qualitative approach with a comparative method (Milošević & Maksimović, 2020;Sattar et al, 2020;Silverman & Patterson, 2021;Thomann & Maggetti, 2020). This comparative study approach is supported by social learning theory (Bandura, 1977) by highlighting best practices in teaching these values and contributing to the improvement of student character education quality in Indonesia.…”

Comparison of Compulsory Education of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia

“…Encouraged by all above, there is a need for further comparison of educational systems of compulsory education in Croatia and Slovenia. According to Milošević and Maksimović, (2020) the function of comparative research is reflected in determining the similarities and differences of education systems, but there is also a tendency to determine the internal dynamics of educational processes in a particular context. So the question arises as to whether there are similarities and differences between the education system in Slovenia, which underwent its major reform in 1995 and Croatia that has undergone the big curricular reform 2019.…”