Education - Comparative

2016 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice In this provocative volume, Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Brandon L. Wright argue that, for decades, the United States has done too little to focus on educating students to achieve at high levels. The authors identify two core problems:...

In mathematics and science, United States (US) students, ranked 30th and 24th respectively among 57 countries in 2012. In 2015, after five years with Common Core, they ranked 40th in mathematics and 24th in science. This is the tail end of a documented decline...

In light of the growing phenomenon of Islamic schools in the United States and Europe, this compelling study outlines whether these schools share similar traits with other religious schools, while posing new challenges to education policy. Merry elaborates an ideal type of islamic philosophy...

In an increasingly interconnected world, developing educational competencies and intercultural learning are essential for success on a global scale. Global competencies refer to the knowledge and values necessary to navigate and engage effectively across diverse cultures and perspectives. Intercultural learning creates the ability to...

Through case studies in eight Asian countries, Europe, and the United States, this volume explores the range and consequences of increased mobility within Asia-Pacific higher education and the patterns of migration emerging for persons, ideas, institutions, and practices.Author: D. Neubauer,K. KurodaISBN-10: 0230118186ISBN-13: 9780230118188Publisher: Palgrave...

"Education in East Africa" is a comprehensive study of the educational systems, challenges, and opportunities in the East African territories during the early twentieth century. Compiled by Thomas Jesse Jones, the work presents the findings and recommendations of the second African Education Commission, which...

​This volume addresses the current situation in higher education and what creative action needs to be taken for the future development of the various systems of higher education. Higher education in the 21st centuries is under immense pressure from various sides. First, there is...

This book presents current research and practice in gifted education across the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. It offers teachers, parents, researchers, and policymakers updated insights into the state of gifted education and explores how to make scientifically grounded, ethical, and...

There is an abundance of research saying that not only is leadership in higher education ineffective but also that it actually undermines the essential work that should be happening in universities. Christopher M. Branson, Maureen Marra, Margaret Franken and Dawn Penney provide a new...

This book assesses whether East Asian higher education is providing research and innovation for growth and delivering its graduates with the skills necessary for productivity in the labor market. It also seeks to determine how higher education systems could be improved in order to...

This text presents a comparative, cross-cultural analysis of the legal status of religion in public education in eighteen different nations while offering recommendations for the future improvement of religious education in public schools. Offering rich, analytical insights from a range of renowned scholars with...

Transnational education emerges as a critical platform for advancing sustainable development. By transcending national boundaries and fostering the exchange of knowledge, values, and practices, transnational education offers opportunities to address complex sustainability challenges. Interdisciplinary perspectives on transnational education emphasize the integration of diverse academic...

In an increasingly interconnected world, developing educational competencies and intercultural learning are essential for success on a global scale. Global competencies refer to the knowledge and values necessary to navigate and engage effectively across diverse cultures and perspectives. Intercultural learning creates the ability to...

The influence of university rankings on higher education institutions reveals ethical concerns, controversies, and increased global competition. As rankings become a measure of academic prestige, many universities align their strategies with ranking criteria, sometimes at the expense of educational values. This pursuit of higher...

See how the iSTEP Institute has transformed teacher preparation around the world.The contributors to this volume document and analyze the evolution of an international, organic network of collaborating teacher educators. Educators at the Stanford Teacher Education Program launched the iSTEP Institute, a professional learning...

Toward Sound Athletic Talent Development addresses fundamental questions in its comprehensive analysis of Denmark's unique approach to early athletic talent development, offering well-researched insights into how young athletes navigate the dual demands of sport and school, and how instutitions can support them in doing...

Steven spend a large part of his life balancing between two worlds. His first world, and his first love, was the ministry. His secret world was his second love, another man. As his world moved from ministry to exile, his experiences of religion, spirituality,...

Access to rural finance is considered a key tool to reduce poverty among farmers, yetexisting microcredit models have shown limited capacity to increase profitability forthese farmers. Improved approaches may address the behavioral constraints thatfarmers face, such as the temptation to sell when cash is...

This book aims at making contributions to the ongoing policy debates in education reform and the creation of a new knowledge base that can serve all endeavours at different levels for teaching effectiveness and teacher development in different parts of the world. The target...

Each of the four volumes in this set, as well as each volume independently, provide comparative analyses for researches, practitioners, and students of the law and education in examining law and education in various countries around the world. Designed to allow readers to learn...

Have you ever wondered What Makes a Good Mathematics Lesson? For many years, this has been a topic of conversation between American mathematics educators Douglas Corey and Blake Peterson, and their Japanese colleagues Hiroyuki Ninomiya, Kazuhiko Soma, and Susumu Kunimune. This conversation led these...

Have you ever wondered What Makes a Good Mathematics Lesson? For many years, this has been a topic of conversation between American mathematics educators Douglas Corey and Blake Peterson, and their Japanese colleagues Hiroyuki Ninomiya, Kazuhiko Soma, and Susumu Kunimune. This conversation led these...

This edited volume explores how youth and informal sector workers in the Global South are pioneering learning and livelihoods that exist at the intersections of, and beyond, the boundaries of the state, market, and other formal institutions.Underpinned by research undertaken in the Global South,...

The author reveals an intriguing transformation in education policy as the laboratory and experimentation enter and alter the domain of social governance globally. He examines the global framing of the UN Sustainable Development Goal for Education (SDG 4) and its national implementation in two...

This book examines global trends in the distribution of formal schooling in national populations. It also offers a strategic comparative and international education policy statement on recent shifts in education inequality.Author: Donald B. HolsingerISBN-10: 9048126517ISBN-13: 9789048126514Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/23/2009Pages: 584Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.26lbsSize: 9.21h x...

Goes beyond the traditional economics-based perspective on Conditional Cash Transfers and offers a policy based perspectiveAddresses issues of political sustainability and policy coordination within the education fieldBuilds upon a comparative study of three CCT programs across the Americas Author: Michelle Morais de Sá E....

History education, by nature, transmits an 'official' version of national identity. National identity is not a fixed entity, and controversy over history teaching is an essential part of the process of redefining and regenerating the nation. France and the United States have in particular...

Global mobility in higher education transforms campuses into culturally diverse learning communities, bringing new opportunities and challenges for student participation and success. International learners often navigate unfamiliar academic expectations, social norms, and support systems, which shape how they connect with peers, faculty, and institutions....

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of national education in Hong Kong. At the societal level, it offers an in-depth understanding of a divisive issue for Hongkongers, elaborating the official approach so that diverse stakeholders have a basis for re-evaluating the nature and...

Exploring the School Choice Universe: Evidence and Recommendations gives readers a comprehensive, complete picture of choice policies and issues. In doing so, it offers cross-cutting insights that are obscured when one looks only at single issue or a single approach to choice. The book...

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sexuality Inclusion in Education brings together international contributions in scholarship and coverage, mapping the discipline through theoretical explorations, personal narratives and empirical studies. The handbook focuses on themes that examines Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer issues including: inclusion in...

Over the past three decades, our conceptualizations of literacy and what it means to be literate have expanded to include recognition that there is a qualitative difference in how we communicate through modalities such as the visual, audio, spatial, and linguistic and that different...

A biographical/narrative study of oppression, racism, and resistance in twentieth-century South Africa through the life of Richard Dudley, a teacher/politico.Teacher and Comrade explores South African resistance in the twentieth century, before and during apartheid, through the life of Richard Dudley, a teacher/politico who spent...

If there is one thing that describes the trajectory of American education, it is this: more high-stakes testing. In the United States, the debates surrounding this trajectory can be so fierce that it feels like we are in uncharted waters. As Christopher Bjork reminds...

Learning and Teaching Around the World is a wide-ranging introduction to diverse experiences, practices and developments in global primary education. It explores different contexts for children's learning, and methods and purposes of primary education, in settings across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and Australasia,...

The United States in the past half-century has consistently led the world in the strength of its economy and in scientific research and development. Now, this position at the forefront of industry and innovation is threatened. Asia's Educational Edge warns that the United States...

What happens in our teaching and learning when we put communities first, when we begin with their concerns and move forward together, in solidarity, to build more just, collective futures together? This timely book expands our understandings of culturally sustaining pedagogies (CSPs). Written by...

Despite growing awareness of environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are insufficiently engaged in advancing ecosystem-based solutions. This book addresses that gap by providing evidence-based strategies, curricular innovations, and case studies that illustrate how HEIs can embed SDG15 into institutional...

African Politics & African Politicians' Behaviour on Education (The Sierra Leone Chapter, 1961-2025) is a fact-driven, research-based examination of how political decisions and power struggles have shaped the country's education system from independence to the present day. Written by Mohamed Sannoh, a UK-trained teacher...

This open access book showcases current debates in the field of global education and learning and the importance of the Declaration on Global Education to 2050. It features chapters from academics, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners based in Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy,...

Despite its long history and widespread institutionalisation into university academic courses, professional sacieties, and specialist books and journals, questions about the identity and nature of comparative education remain. That the field of comparativAuthor: Maria ManzonISBN-10: 988178526XISBN-13: 9789881785268Publisher: Hong Kong University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2011Pages: 320Format:...

This study compares the educational systems of Italy and Russia at the turn of the 20th century. The authors, experts in the field of education, examine the different models of education and the various challenges facing the two countries. They also analyze the potential...

This pioneering work explores the relationship between play, education, and culture. Using a comparative approach, the author examines the play activities of both traditional societies and modern Western children, highlighting the ways in which these differ and what this might reveal about our educational...

In this thought-provoking book, Scott makes the case for a global approach to education. Drawing on his extensive experience as an educator and administrator, Scott argues that education is essential for creating a more just and peaceful world. He explores the challenges of educating...

Emphasizing the comparative aspects of research, this introduction to educational research traces the process through five stages--choosing what to study, including specifying the research problem; collecting information; organizing and summarizing information; interpreting results; and reporting the outcomes. Each of the stages offers diverse options...

Although there have been a few historical accounts of the anarchist school movement, there has been no systematic work on the philosophical underpinnings of anarchist educational ideas - until now.Anarchism and Education offers a philosophical account of the neglected tradition of anarchist thought on...

What is Futures Studies, what are the theories and methods underlying the field? What are its basic concepts and metaphors, and how is it related to other academic fields? These are the core questions addressed in this book by a comprehensive assembly of distinguished...

This book explores British reflections of Japanese education between 1858 and 1914, by referring to accounts by British observers, derived from documentary sources such as newspapers, journal articles, published books, and official reports. Hiraoka argues that British attitudes and comments on Japanese education reflect...

This book focuses on the history and prospects of the strategic alliances between African nations and America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).Drawing on extensive archival and original research, this book fills critical gaps and provides a compelling, data-driven case for further collaborations. HBCUs...

This book examines the way Chinese academics returning from the US re-establish their academic identities and professional practices at China's research universities in the context of higher education internationalization in China. It goes beyond economic accounts of academic mobility based on the notions of...