Comparative and International Education

Kathy Bickmore is a Professor of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).Ruth Hayhoe is a Professor of Comparative Higher Education at OISE and President Emerita of the Education University of Hong Kong.Caroline Manion is a Lecturer of Comparative, International, and Development Education in the Leadership, Higher, and Adult Education Department at OISE.Karen Mundy is a Professor of Comparative, International, and Development Education at OISE and Chief Technical Officer at the Global Partnership for Education.Robyn Read is a doctoral student at OISE.

Containing current, comprehensive, and critical approaches to a wide range of international education issues, Comparative and International Education is a must-have for teacher education programs. New and experienced teachers will benefit from this revised text written by key scholars in the field… This is an essential text to make sense of the implications of globalization for teaching today."" - Marianne Larsen, Faculty of Education, Western University""This edited collection provides a needed link between international education research and the professional concerns of pre-service teachers and practicing educators. The diverse compilation of essays explores … educational issues in areas of the world often ignored in teacher education programs. The book stimulates readers to think comparatively about their own educational practices and experiences, encouraging teachers to think in new ways about common educational issues."" - Rebecca Clothey, School of Education, Drexel University

• PrefaceList of AcronymsChapter One: Why Study Comparative Education?Ruth Hayhoe, Caroline Manion, and Karen MundySection I: (Re)Forming Schooling: Philosophy, Policy, and School OrganizationChapter Two: Philosophy and Comparative Education: What Can We Learn from East Asia? Ruth Hayhoe and Jun LiChapter Three: Reinventing Schooling: Successful Radical Alternatives from the Global SouthJoseph P. Farrell, Caroline Manion, and Santiago Rincón-GallardoChapter Four: Understanding Pedagogy: Cross-Cultural and Comparative Insights from Central AsiaSarfaroz NiyozovChapter Five: Comparative Perspectives on School ImprovementStephen Anderson and Malini SivasubramaniamSection II: Justice, Knowledges for Change, and Social InclusionChapter Six: Comparative Indigenous Ways of Knowing and LearningKatia Sol Madjidi and Jean-Paul RestouleChapter Seven: Gender and EducationKara Janigan and Vandra Lea MasemannChapter Eight: Human Rights Education for Social Change: Experiences from South AsiaMonisha BajajChapter Nine: Global Citizenship Education in Schools: Evolving Understandings, Constructing PracticesMark Evans and Dina KiwanChapter Ten: Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Education: Rethinking Pedagogies in Divided Societies, Latin America, and Around the WorldKathy BickmoreSection III: Education in the World System: Globalization and DevelopmentChapter Eleven: Education for All: Comparative Sociology of Schooling in Africa and BeyondKaren Mundy and Robyn ReadChapter Twelve: The Internationalization of Schooling: Implications for TeachersJulia ResnikChapter Thirteen: International Education Indicators and Assessments: Issues for TeachersAnna K. Chmielewski, Joseph P. Farrell, and Karen MundyAbout the Contributors