What are the qualities of a good comparative educationist?

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- Objectivity: A good Comparative Educationist should be objective in his/her analysis of other people’s educational theories and practices regardless of their population, race, size and complexion. In other words, he/she should not be biased against the system he or she is about. The report must be based on what is found on the ground concerning education.
- Readiness to Visit Foreign Places: A good Comparative Educationist should not always stay at home relying on information gathered from books alone. He/she should go beyond this by visiting the places whose educational theories and practices he is studying, as this will enhance the objectivity of the study. In essence the Comparative Educationist should not be an armed chair researcher but should read to visit other places in his/her search for information to enhance his/her work. The presence of the internet to a great extent has made this a lot more much easier.
- Interest to Read Education Books Widely and Vastly: A good Educational Comparativist should have special interest in reading books on foreign education systems as he/she ought not to be ignorant of educational theories and practices not only in his/her country but also outside his/her country. He/she read vast and widely to enable him/her make valid comparison.
- He/She must be Honest: This is needed for the Educational Comparativist to arrive at an objective, acceptable, valid and reliable conclusion that can stand the test of time.
- Should Be Computer/Internet Friendly: In addition to the above qualities listed by Lawal (2004), there the need for an Educational Comparativist his salt to be a friend of both the computer and the internet as they needed to make him/her be in tune with current trends in the field. This is to enhance the gathering up-to-date pieces of information concerning the issues under his/her consideration. The internet has made the sourcing of authentic information a lot more easier as the Educational Comparativist only need to make online contacts to any of the internet service providers such as Skype, Google talk , g-mail yahoo group and several social networks), through telephoning, internet means etc. These were not available in the past, but are in full utilization today for sourcing audio, video and textual information by the Educational Comparativist.

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