Srovnávací výzkum v pedagogice: některé úvahy o metodologii problémového přístupu

The paper deals with selected problems concerning the methodology of comparative education research. The goal of the paper is to contribute to the discussion about the methodological quality of comparative research in education. The author tries to lead the reader through the comparative education research process based on the problem approach. Apart from the brief theoretical and historical foundations of the study the author presents the basic principles of comparative research derived from the current approach to comparative education and its field of study and selected types of comparative education research. Subsequently, particular steps of the comparative research method are named. The final part deals with the role and place of single case study and state by state study in comparative education studies from the problem oriented methodology point of view.