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Date of Award
1998
Document Type
Dissertation - Pacific Access Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Department
Educational Administration and Leadership
First Advisor
Fred Muskal
First Committee Member
Dennis Brennan
Second Committee Member
Phyllis Hensley
Third Committee Member
Rene Merino
Fourth Committee Member
Mari Irvin
Abstract
Philately is an original source which has been unexamined as a research tool in comparative education. This study investigated the possibility of formulating ideas and concepts about higher education by developing case studies on Japan, Kenya and the USSR. Each case study compared the interpretation of the postage stamps and dedications issued with an analysis of comparative education literature. Wilson's comparative education framework was used to assess the thoroughness of each approach. The comparative education journals used in this research included: Comparative Education Review (1957 to present), Comparative Education (1964 to present), and the International Review of Education (1955 to present). The analysis of philately required developing useful questions as a heuristic device. The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Cognitive Domain (Bloom, 1956) was used to devise sample questions which extended the comparative education literature in useful ways. The philatelic questions formed a link between the comparative education literature and International Education which enhanced both fields. Philatelic analysis highlighted culturally important events useful for both comparative education and international education. It is appropriate to note that Wilson's categories of national characteristics and socializing agents was expanded by this research to include a country's traditional values (Japan), sought values (Kenya) and propaganda (USSR). The case studies indicated new ways to examine comparative education through Wilson's framework and established the value of philately as a research tool for comparative education researchers.
Pages
310
ISBN
0591913593 , 9780591913590
Recommended Citation
Luff, Debra Jean. (1998). The utility of philately in comparative education and the analysis of higher education systems. University of the Pacific, Dissertation - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2577
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