Comparative Education in the Epoch Comparative Education in the Epoch of of

Digital CapitalismDigital Capitalism

Prof. Dr. Shen-keng Yang

National Chair Professor

Dean

College of Education

National Chung Cheng University

Chiayi, Taiwan

E-Mail: t04010@cc.ntnu.edu.tw

Fax: 886-2-23410882

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Comparative Education: From Methodological Universalism to Methodological Heterogeneity

Ⅲ. Capitalism in Historical Metamorphosis

Ⅳ. Characteristics of Digital Capitalism

Ⅴ. Comparative Education under the Impact of Digital Capitalism

Ⅵ. Concluding Remarks

ⅡⅡ..Comparative Education: Comparative Education: From Methodological Universalism to From Methodological Universalism to

Methodological HeterogeneityMethodological Heterogeneity

1. The Rise of Comparative Education as a Chain of Western Colonialism

2. The Fledgling Methodological Universalism Inspired by the Enlightenment Scientific Ideal

3. Jullien’s Scientific Universalism & Humanitarian Ameliorationism

ⅡⅡ..Comparative Education: Comparative Education: From Methodological Universalism to From Methodological Universalism to

Methodological HeterogeneityMethodological Heterogeneity

4. Nation-State & Culture as Analytical Unit

5. Methodological Positivism in 1970s

6. Methodological Heterodoxy in 1980s

7. Methodological Heterogeneity in 1990s

ⅢⅢ. Capitalism in History . Capitalism in History MetamorphosisMetamorphosis

1. The logic of Capitalism: Privatization; Free Market; Price Mechanism

2. Traditional Capitalism

(1) Trade Capitalism

(2) Industrial Capitalism

(3) Financial Capitalism

3. The Coming of Digital Capitalism

ⅣⅣ. Characteristics of Digital . Characteristics of Digital CapitalismCapitalism

1. Transnational Mega- Corporate Network

2. Prosuming (Producing & Consuming) Economy

3. Digitalized Knowledge as Consuming Goods

4. Gift Economy

5. Network Imperialism

6. Virtual Universalism

ⅤⅤ. Comparative Education . Comparative Education under the Impact of Digital under the Impact of Digital

CapitalismCapitalism1. Paradox Swinging between Methodological

Universalism and Particularism

2. Nature of Comparative Education Knowledge

3. Issues of Identity under the Network Imperialism

4. Digital Divide and Its Coping Strategies in International Perspective

ⅥⅥ. Concluding Rem. Concluding Remarksarks

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