Alexander W. Wiseman, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

International contributors in international education, educational anthropology, literacy, cross-cultural education, comparative education, and clinical psychology present the latest research trends in comparative and international education. Part 1 deals with directions in comparative education, while Part 2 covers conceptual and methodological development, and Part 3 addresses research-to-practice. Chapters in Part 4 highlight work in area studies and regional developments, and Part 5 looks at diversification of the field. Some specific topics discussed include international scholarship programs, refugee education from a European perspective, and the importance of acknowledging the place of race and privilege in comparative and international education. Chapter abstracts are included.

• A Synthesis of Published Comparative Education Research, 2014-2015: Further Data for Reflection in Comparative and International Education - Alexander W. Wiseman, Petrina M. Davidson and Calley Stevens-TaylorPART I: COMPARATIVE EDUCATION TRENDS AND DIRECTIONSTrends in Comparative and International Education: Perspectives from The Comparative Education Review - Bjorn H. NordtveitComparative and International Education: New Issues, New Dilemmas - Stephen P. Heyneman Comparative Education and International Development: Challenges in A Changing Landscape - Nitya RaoTaking The Stage: Reflections On the Identity and Future of Comparative and International Education - Simona PopaComparative and International Research On Higher Education: Emerging Evidence On International Scholarship Programs - Laura W. Perna and Kata OroszAcknowledging and Interrogating the Place of Race and Privilege in Comparative and International Education - Rolf StraubhaarAssess Reading Early to Inform Instruction, Improve Quality, And Realize Possibilities - Amber Gove and Margaret M. DubeckTrends in Ethics and Comparative Education, Seen from an Excommunist Country -Roxana Ghia??uDiverse Responses to Diversity: Local and Global Approaches to Educating Heterogeneous Populations - Naomi A. MolandRethinking Refugee Education: Principles, Policies and Practice from A European Perspective - Lutine de Wal PastoorInnovation studies from a southern perspective: what new insights for comparative and international education? - Glenda Kruss, Simon McGrath and Il-haam PetersenPART II: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTSReal Life Lessons in Literacy Assessment: The Case of the Early Grade Reading Assessment in Nigeria - Alison Pflepsen, Amber Gove, R. Drake Warrick, Muhammad Bello Yusuf and Bilyaminu Inuwa Bello Critical Consciousness in The Crosscultural Research Space: Reflections from Two Researchers Engaged in Collaborative Cross-Cultural Research - Jean A. Madsen and Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela Paulo Freire: The Comparative Educationist (Or Not) - David A. TurnerThe White Savior in The Mirror - Christopher J. FreyPART III: RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICEA Critical Assessment of “Higher Education and Economic Development: The Importance of Building Technological Capabilities” - Moses W. NgwarePsychosocial and Academic Adjustment Among Resettled Refugee Youth - Mary E. Brenner and Maryam Kia-KeatingPART IV: AREA STUDIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTSConstructing Childhood in Global and Local Contexts: The Case of a Child-Friendly Schools Policy in Nepal - Adrienne HenckPART V: DIVERSIFICATION OF THE FIELDBeyond Multiculturalism: Conflict, Co-Existence, And Messy Identities - Elizabeth A. Worden and Cynthia Miller-IdrissIndex

Alexander W. Wiseman, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

International contributors in international education, educational anthropology, literacy, cross-cultural education, comparative education, and clinical psychology present the latest research trends in comparative and international education. Part 1 deals with directions in comparative education, while Part 2 covers conceptual and methodological development, and Part 3 addresses research-to-practice. Chapters in Part 4 highlight work in area studies and regional developments, and Part 5 looks at diversification of the field. Some specific topics discussed include international scholarship programs, refugee education from a European perspective, and the importance of acknowledging the place of race and privilege in comparative and international education. Chapter abstracts are included.

• A Synthesis of Published Comparative Education Research, 2014-2015: Further Data for Reflection in Comparative and International Education - Alexander W. Wiseman, Petrina M. Davidson and Calley Stevens-TaylorPART I: COMPARATIVE EDUCATION TRENDS AND DIRECTIONSTrends in Comparative and International Education: Perspectives from The Comparative Education Review - Bjorn H. NordtveitComparative and International Education: New Issues, New Dilemmas - Stephen P. Heyneman Comparative Education and International Development: Challenges in A Changing Landscape - Nitya RaoTaking The Stage: Reflections On the Identity and Future of Comparative and International Education - Simona PopaComparative and International Research On Higher Education: Emerging Evidence On International Scholarship Programs - Laura W. Perna and Kata OroszAcknowledging and Interrogating the Place of Race and Privilege in Comparative and International Education - Rolf StraubhaarAssess Reading Early to Inform Instruction, Improve Quality, And Realize Possibilities - Amber Gove and Margaret M. DubeckTrends in Ethics and Comparative Education, Seen from an Excommunist Country -Roxana Ghia??uDiverse Responses to Diversity: Local and Global Approaches to Educating Heterogeneous Populations - Naomi A. MolandRethinking Refugee Education: Principles, Policies and Practice from A European Perspective - Lutine de Wal PastoorInnovation studies from a southern perspective: what new insights for comparative and international education? - Glenda Kruss, Simon McGrath and Il-haam PetersenPART II: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTSReal Life Lessons in Literacy Assessment: The Case of the Early Grade Reading Assessment in Nigeria - Alison Pflepsen, Amber Gove, R. Drake Warrick, Muhammad Bello Yusuf and Bilyaminu Inuwa Bello Critical Consciousness in The Crosscultural Research Space: Reflections from Two Researchers Engaged in Collaborative Cross-Cultural Research - Jean A. Madsen and Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela Paulo Freire: The Comparative Educationist (Or Not) - David A. TurnerThe White Savior in The Mirror - Christopher J. FreyPART III: RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICEA Critical Assessment of “Higher Education and Economic Development: The Importance of Building Technological Capabilities” - Moses W. NgwarePsychosocial and Academic Adjustment Among Resettled Refugee Youth - Mary E. Brenner and Maryam Kia-KeatingPART IV: AREA STUDIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTSConstructing Childhood in Global and Local Contexts: The Case of a Child-Friendly Schools Policy in Nepal - Adrienne HenckPART V: DIVERSIFICATION OF THE FIELDBeyond Multiculturalism: Conflict, Co-Existence, And Messy Identities - Elizabeth A. Worden and Cynthia Miller-IdrissIndex

Alexander W. Wiseman, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

International contributors in international education, educational anthropology, literacy, cross-cultural education, comparative education, and clinical psychology present the latest research trends in comparative and international education. Part 1 deals with directions in comparative education, while Part 2 covers conceptual and methodological development, and Part 3 addresses research-to-practice. Chapters in Part 4 highlight work in area studies and regional developments, and Part 5 looks at diversification of the field. Some specific topics discussed include international scholarship programs, refugee education from a European perspective, and the importance of acknowledging the place of race and privilege in comparative and international education. Chapter abstracts are included.

• A Synthesis of Published Comparative Education Research, 2014-2015: Further Data for Reflection in Comparative and International Education - Alexander W. Wiseman, Petrina M. Davidson and Calley Stevens-TaylorPART I: COMPARATIVE EDUCATION TRENDS AND DIRECTIONSTrends in Comparative and International Education: Perspectives from The Comparative Education Review - Bjorn H. NordtveitComparative and International Education: New Issues, New Dilemmas - Stephen P. Heyneman Comparative Education and International Development: Challenges in A Changing Landscape - Nitya RaoTaking The Stage: Reflections On the Identity and Future of Comparative and International Education - Simona PopaComparative and International Research On Higher Education: Emerging Evidence On International Scholarship Programs - Laura W. Perna and Kata OroszAcknowledging and Interrogating the Place of Race and Privilege in Comparative and International Education - Rolf StraubhaarAssess Reading Early to Inform Instruction, Improve Quality, And Realize Possibilities - Amber Gove and Margaret M. DubeckTrends in Ethics and Comparative Education, Seen from an Excommunist Country -Roxana Ghia??uDiverse Responses to Diversity: Local and Global Approaches to Educating Heterogeneous Populations - Naomi A. MolandRethinking Refugee Education: Principles, Policies and Practice from A European Perspective - Lutine de Wal PastoorInnovation studies from a southern perspective: what new insights for comparative and international education? - Glenda Kruss, Simon McGrath and Il-haam PetersenPART II: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTSReal Life Lessons in Literacy Assessment: The Case of the Early Grade Reading Assessment in Nigeria - Alison Pflepsen, Amber Gove, R. Drake Warrick, Muhammad Bello Yusuf and Bilyaminu Inuwa Bello Critical Consciousness in The Crosscultural Research Space: Reflections from Two Researchers Engaged in Collaborative Cross-Cultural Research - Jean A. Madsen and Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela Paulo Freire: The Comparative Educationist (Or Not) - David A. TurnerThe White Savior in The Mirror - Christopher J. FreyPART III: RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICEA Critical Assessment of “Higher Education and Economic Development: The Importance of Building Technological Capabilities” - Moses W. NgwarePsychosocial and Academic Adjustment Among Resettled Refugee Youth - Mary E. Brenner and Maryam Kia-KeatingPART IV: AREA STUDIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTSConstructing Childhood in Global and Local Contexts: The Case of a Child-Friendly Schools Policy in Nepal - Adrienne HenckPART V: DIVERSIFICATION OF THE FIELDBeyond Multiculturalism: Conflict, Co-Existence, And Messy Identities - Elizabeth A. Worden and Cynthia Miller-IdrissIndex