Download or read book Common Interests, Uncommon Goals written by Vandra Masemann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) was established in 1970 as an umbrella body which brought together five national and regional comparative education societies. Over the decades it greatly expanded, and now embraces three dozen societies. This book presents histories of the WCCES and its member societies. It shows ways in which the field has changed over the decades, and the forces which have shaped it in different parts of the world.