Edited by Alexander W. Wiseman, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Counseling, Texas Tech University, Emily W. Anderson, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies, Florida International University, USA, Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Institute of Political Science, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Ericka Galegher, Independent Consultant, Egypt, Nino Dzotsenidze, Senior Research Analyst, California Center for Rural Policy, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, USA and Maureen Park, Independent Researcher, Tunis, Tunisia

‘A tour de force in comparative analysis of education, Wiseman et al. curate a new collection of state-of-the-art chapters exploring theories, methodologies, and policy implications in the global study of education, authored by some of the field’s most active scholars.’

• ContentsNavigating the terrain of comparative education: an introduction 1Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily W. Anderson, Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick, ErickaGalegher, Nino Dzotsenidze and Maureen ParkPART I GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON COMPARATIVE EDUCATION1 The Mexican education reform gallop 13Carlos Ornelas2 Strategic internationalization of higher education institutions throughtheUNESCO Chairs. Program in two influential regions: opportunities andchallenges 26Angel Oi Yee Cheng3 Academic achievement among Chinese undergraduates: the interactionbetween achievement goals and social class 41Chen Chen and Xinwei Zhang4 The past and present of comparative education in Kazakhstan as an arenaof colonial and indigenous contestation 51Aliya Kuzhabekova5 International studentmobility: what’s in it for comparative education? 62Nino DzotsenidzePART II THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN COMPARATIVE EDUCATION6 The apparent and empirical critical lean in comparative education 75Alexander W. Wiseman7 The state of the state in comparative education: shifting definitions, roles,and responsibilities in a globalized world 88Arnela Colic, Samaya Mansour and Darren Rabinowitz8 Studying convergences in comparative education 101Suvi Jokila and Elizabeth Agbor Eta9 Pedagogical theory in comparative education: the culture of remembranceand its significance for comparative education 109Renata Nowakowska-Siuta10 Traversing the boundary: a systems thinking approach in comparativeeducation 122Yifan Ping11 Equity in education finance policy 134Iris Ben David-HadarPART III METHODOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN COMPARATIVEEDUCATION12 Methodological complementarity in comparative education research 151Alexander W. Wiseman and Emily Anderson13 Dialogues and collaboration across boundaries: new methods forcomparative education 160Sarah Lillo Kang and Shona McIntosh14 The professionalization of comparative and international education 172Tavis D. Jules, Florin D. Salajan and Aleta Garrett15 Faculty and staff perceptions of Title IX reporting and response to genderbased violence in the United States: a systematic review 188Yuly Piedrahita16 From national to continental priority: the recent trend of information andcommunication technology policy diffusion in higher education in subSaharan Africa 200Collins N. Vaye17 Unpacking the methodological and conceptual challenges of internationallarge-scale assessments in comparative education research 213Zhijun Chen, Jiaqi Wu and AndresPART IV POLICY TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE EDUCATION18 Nationalism, women’s agency, and comparative education policy 227Supriya Baily19 Borrowing money, borrowing ideas: the economics of policy transfer in theGlobal South 238Asel Dorombaeva, Samaya Mansour and Whitney Hough20 Understanding accountability in education: a review of common typologies 249William C. Smith21 The Master’s in Teaching and Learning in England: a case of policyborrowing from Finland 262Jennifer Chung and Jane Moore22 German refugee education policy from a governance perspective 274Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick and Luisa BurgmerPART V RESEARCH TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE EDUCATION23 Educational improvement science as an emerging field: global perspectives 287Jun Li and Maria I. Khan24 Education reform and the global learning crisis: when does reform help? 301Rie Kijima and Patricia Bromley25 An unorthodox comparison: churches and schools within the US NewSanctuary Movement 312Bruce A. Collet26 Nordic early childhood education through an internationally comparativeeducation lens: the case of Finland 324Jennifer ChungPART VI COMPARATIVE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE27 Comparative education in academic publishing: the intersection ofcomparative education theory, research, and practice 338Maureen F. Park and Nino Dzotsenidze28 Comparing education systems improvement: a contested research field 355Axel Rivas29 Education reconstruction after conflict and war in comparative context 366Emily Dunlop and Rena Deitz30 Global literacy in practice 379Mary Faith Mount-Cors, Andrew P. Wu and Audrey SpencerPART VII RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPARATIVE EDUCATION31 Whose agency? Whose responsibility? What outcomes? The practicalapplication of comparative education worldwide 390Alexander W. Wiseman and Ericka Galegher32 Ethical considerations of international comparative higher educationresearch 405Sarah Schiffecker, Charles Mathies and Jon McNaughtan33 Indigenous knowledges and collective learning: interepistemic Earthrelationing with places and for the planet 419Elizabeth Sumida Huaman34 Opening spaces for decolonizing language education 432Julia Jakob, Jenson Deokiesingh, Heidy Perez-Cordero and Rebecca Dengler35 Rethinking developmental race identity models in comparative education 446Ashley N. Watson36 Pedagogies of peace and coexistence in a more-than-human world: anintergenerational dialogue on educational peacebuilding and climate actionaround the globe 459Mary Abura, Kathy Bickmore, Edward J. Brantmeier, VirginiaCawagas, Hilary Cremin, Nicki L. Gerstner, Christine Joo, RiyaKartha, Kevin Kester, William W. McInerney, Rira Seo, Toh Swee-Hin(S.H.Toh) and Tongnan Xie37 Comparative education and the bridge of faith 481Ruth Hayhoe38 Is continuous improvement possible? An assessment of comparativeeducation’s past, present, and future 492Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily W. Anderson, Lisa DamaschkeDeitrick, Ericka Galegher, Nino Dzotsenidze and Maureen Park