Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In our increasingly globalized world, it is vital to explore major issues in education today through an international and intercultural lens. Thoroughly updated and expanded, this comprehensive new edition introduces students to research in comparative and international education while providing an overview of educational practices in diverse settings.

Contributors draw on comparative research from the Americas, Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and engage with such themes as the history and philosophy of comparative education, the right to education, alternative pedagogies, gender, Indigenous knowledge, peacebuilding, international assessments, and global citizenship. The updates to this edition include new chapters on human rights education and the internationalization of schooling, and a greater focus on issues of diversity and social justice education. Designed as a resource for teacher education programs, each chapter highlights the significance and the implications of the particular topic for teachers.

Comparative and International Education features a vivid portrayal of global educational practices, contributions from preeminent scholars from around the world, and invaluable teaching tools, including discussion questions, video suggestions, and further readings. This essential collection will be an indispensable resource for teachers, teachers-in-training, and students of comparative and international education." (Book Cover)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Chapter One: Why study comparative education? / Ruth Hayhoe, Caroline Manion, and Karen Mundy

SECTION I: (RE)FORMING SCHOOLING: PHILOSOPHY, POLICY, AND SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

Chapter Two: Philosophy and comparative education : what can we learn from East Asia? / Ruth Hayhoe and Jun Li

Chapter Three: Reinventing schooling : successful radical alternatives from the Global South / Joseph P. Farrell, Caroline Manion, and Santiago Rincón-Gallardo

Chapter Four: Understanding pedagogy : cross-cultural and comparative insights from central Asia / Sarfaroz Niyozov

Chapter Five: Comparative perspectives on school improvement / Stephen Anderson and Malini Sivasubramaniam

SECTION II: JUSTICE, KNOWLEDGES FOR CHANGE, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

Chapter Six: Comparative Indigenous ways of knowing and learning / Katia Sol Madjidi and Jean-Paul Restoule

Chapter Seven: Gender and education / Kara Janigan and Vandra Lea Masemann

Chapter Eight: Human rights education for social change : experiences from South Asia / Monisha Bajaj

Chapter Nine: Global citizenship education in schools : evolving understandings, constructing practices / Mark Evans and Dina Kiwan

Chapter Ten: Conflict, peacebuilding, and education : rethinking pedagogies in divided societies, Latin America, and around the world / Kathy Bickmore

SECTION III: EDUCATION IN THE WORLD SYSTEM: GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Chapter Eleven: Education for all : comparative sociology of schooling in Africa and beyond / Karen Mundy and Robyn Read

Chapter Twelve: The internationalization of schooling : implications for teachers / Julia Resnik

Chapter Thirteen: International education indicators and assessments : issues for teachers / Anna K. Chmielewski, Karen Mundy, and Joseph P. Farrell

About the Contributors

Index