in this paper i will review the possibility,meaning and importance of comparative studies.although there are some increasing activities in this field, there are some obstacles in this comparison. these difficulties arise from hermeneutical meanings of the problems and the cultural diversities and the different approaches in the same problems. these matters bring the suspicion of impossibility a...

In his article "Strangeness world literature has emerged as a supplement beyond the nation: comparative literature are first, what kinds of otherness or circulation is dependent on the representation Thomsen discusses how strangeness (im)migrant experiences, and how > Literature and Culture ISSN 1481-4374 <http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/clcweb Purdue University Press , the peer-reviewed, full-text,...

Numerous empirical studies from developing countries have noted that parental education has a robust and positive effect on child learning, a result that is often attributed to more educated parents making greater investments in their children's human capital. However, the nature of any such investment has not been well understood. This study examines how parental education affects various pare...

Construct equivalence is a necessary condition for establishing validity in comparative cross-cultural studies. This paper explores the relationship between equivalence and validity as presently understood in the international business literature. Various methodologies for strengthening equivalence and validity are discussed. _____________________________________________________________________...

Ke Deng, Akira Tsuda, Satoshi Horiuchi, Terumi Matsuda Institute of Comparative Studies of International Cultures and Socities, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan Department of Psychology, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan Graduate School of Psychology, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan Email: sztouka@y...

today, teaching language through the use of technology has become considerably widespread in many countries. the present research aims to investigate the extent to which computer software and new technologies are employed in teaching persian language. in addition, it studies the reasons for success or failure of these tools. the study, which was conducted in a comparative framework, used a rese...

one of the specific aspects of our time is the existence of world trade organization as an important international center. this organization regulates the commercial laws among the countries, and tries to provide a suitable environment for trade by eliminating the subsidies using protection policies and making a better condition for competition. in order to achieve this objective, the economic ...

Mumtaz Ahmad is professor in Hampton University’s Department of Political Science. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ “Fundamentalism Project,” Dr. Ahmad has been a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Fellow of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies and the International Institute of Islamic Thought, a Fulbright Professor in Bangladesh and Pakistan, and a Vis...