Comparative and International Education :  Issues for Teachers / 
edited by Karen Mundy, Kathy Bickmore, Ruth Hayhoe, Meggan Madden, and Katherine Madjidi. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Toronto :  Canadian Scholars' Press,  2008. 
 - xvii, 394 p. :  ill., maps  ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Preface: How to Use This Book Chapter One Introduction to Comparative and International Education: Why Study Comparative Education? /   Ruth Hayhoe and Karen Mundy Chapter Two Philosophy and Comparative Education: What Can We Learn from East Asia? /   Ruth Hayhoe Chapter Three "Education for All", Africa, and the Comparative Sociology of Schooling /   Karen Mundy<br/> Chapter Four: Comparative Indigineous Ways of Knowing and Learning /   Katherine Madjidi and Jean-Paul Restoule Chapter Five Teaching and Learning to Teach: Successful Radical Alternatives from the Developing World /   Joseph P. Farrell Chapter Six Understanding Pedagogy: Cross-cultural and Comparative Insights from Central Asia /   Sarfaroz Niyozov Chapter Seven Comparative Perspectives on School Improvement /   Stephen Anderson Chapter Eight International Educational Indicators and Assessments: Issues for Teachers /   Karen Mundy and Joseph P Farrell Chapter Nine Gender and Education /   Kara Janigan and Vandra Lea Masemann Chapter Ten Education for Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Plural Societies: Approaches from Around the World /   Kathy Bickmore Chapter Eleven Educating for 'Global Citizenship' in Schools: Emerging Understandings /   Mark Evans, with contributions from Ian Davies, Bernadette Dean, and Yusef Waghid. Endnotes Appendices<br/> A. Suggested Audio-Visual Resources, with Discussion Questions B. Online Resources for Selected Chapters About the Editors and Contributors Index 
<br/><br/> "This ground-breaking, comprehensive new text explores major issues in education today through international and intercultural research. Contributors draw on comparative research from North America, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East and touch upon such themes as the history and philosophy of comparative education, the right to education, teacher formation, alternative pedagogies, testing, multiculturalism, gender, international assessments, Indigenous knowledge, peace building, and global citizenship. Offering a vivid portrayal of global educational practices, contributions from preeminent scholars, and invaluable teaching resources, this text is vital reading for teachers, teachers-in-training, and comparative education scholars." (Book Cover) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780807748817 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>C20089005074 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comparative education.<br/>International education.<br/>Education--Cross-cultural studies.