International & Comparative Education

Sparked by global capitalism’s demand for new knowledge and new commodities, education in East and South Asia has focused on science and technology, often at the expense of the human sciences. However, although this demand has led to some standardisation, the cultural differences between countries s..

This book centres on efforts to provide education to these marginalized populations in the East and Southeast Asian region. Of particular interest are questions of financing and control. As various governments have struggled to manage the escalating costs of building schools, training teachers and e..

Misiaszek examines the (dis)connection between critical global citizenship education models and ecopedagogy which is grounded in Paulo Freire’s pedagogy. Exploring how concepts of citizenship are affected by globalization, this book argues that environmental pedagogues must teach critical environmen..

First published in 1969, this volume presents a survey of the contemporary national education system in Latin American countries. Laurence Gale describes the uneven provision of schools for different sections of the community and the problems which arise with the racial, cultural and geographical di..

In Education and Reform in China, leading scholars in the fields of education, sociology, demography, and economics investigate the evolution of educational access and attainment, educational quality, and the economic consequences of being educated in China...

The book argues that the history and culture of each country or region is critical to educational success and that the relationship between the education and the state must be validated, both internationally and historically, in order to be of actual conceptual value and that the peculiarities of th..

The book argues that the history and culture of each country or region is critical to educational success and that the relationship between the education and the state must be validated, both internationally and historically, in order to be of actual conceptual value and that the peculiarities of th..

This book proposes a transformative view of peace based on a humanising conception of education and dialogic pedagogy as a key avenue for peacebuilding. It was originally published as a special issue of Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education._x005F_x000D_..

In the light of the current needs in many societies emerging from conflicted community relations, this book proposes a refreshing and transformative view of peace based on a humanising conception of education and dialogic pedagogy as a key avenue for peacebuilding. It offers a principled, persuasive..

Originally published in 1974. A detailed discussion of educational change in New Zealand with implications for other educational systems subject to democratic control. The author deals with principles of policy and administrative control and estimates the influence on official policy of interest gro..

Originally published in 1990. Assembling studies from diverse cultural and political traditions and networks, this book comprises a number of case studies ranging across the Caribbean region - Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands, Mexico City, Central America, Costa Rica and Venezu..

Originally published in 1984. This annotated bibliography is a comprehensive record of English-language materials which focus on education in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. An excellent resource to scholars, beginning with a long introductory chapter about the ro..