ABSTRACT
One of Vernon Mallinson’s central concerns, was that of “national character”. This chapter seeks to examine the concept critically in an attempt to clarify it and its uses as a tool of comparative education analysis. The critique is written as a mark of appreciation of many cheerful and informative seminars that I enjoyed as one of Professor Mallinson’s students some years ago, and because these seminars so fascinated me that I was inspired to continue studying comparative education long afterwards.
