Educational services or practices appear exemplary in several countries: early childhood education in France, elementary-school reading and mathematics in England, and mathematics and science education in Japan

Educational services or practices appear exemplary in several countries: early childhood education in France, elementary-school reading and mathematics in England, and mathematics and science education in Japan. Canada and the United States seem to be succeeding in some aspects of multicultural education. Researchers can learn much from studying educational systems in other countries, but it is not always easy to identify the reasons for a system’s success or failure or its implications for different societies.