Kurylo V. S., Vakhovs'ky L. Ts. Education in the Context of Modern Comparative Research (on the Basis of the Proceedings of the 14 th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies)

Kurylo V. S., Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Rector of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University

Vakhovsky L. Ts., Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Dean, Institute of History, International Relationships, and Social and Political Sciences, Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University.

Abstract
On the basis of comparative analysis, the article outlines the common and the special in the nature and research areas of Ukrainian and foreign comparative research. Major trends, research areas, and a focus in the research by Ukrainian and foreign scholars are revealed and analyzed. The core issues, discussed during the 14 th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, are characterized. The role of comparative education in the formation of a single educational space is emphasized. The authors underline the need for the discussion of educational issues from the point of view of sociology, philosophy, economics, psychology, history, linguistics, and other academic fields of study.

Key words: comparative education, the World Council of Comparative Education Societies, World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, the common and the special in comparative research.

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