The Uses of Social Psychology in Comparative Education
The general question to which we address ourselves in this article is, "What contribution can social psychological theory make to a comparative analysis of educational systems?" In reviewing literature on theory in comparative education it becomes evident that little speculation has occurred concerning the contribution which social psychological theory might make in building a cogent system for analyzing educational processes across societies. In fact, the great bulk of what has been written in comparative education tends to be descriptive rather than theoretical. This absence of well-formulated theory has not gone unheeded. Critics in the field have indicated their awareness of needs