Education - Comparative

Nationally, teachers, administrators, school board members and other stakeholders are increasingly concerned about the status of student achievement. Lawmakers have often sought "silver bullet" and "quick fix" solutions to the complex problem of improving school performance with little or no impact. Performance is Key...

The Governance of European Higher Education: Convergence or Divergence analyses governance at state and institutional levels in five European higher education systems chosen as representative of European higher education as a whole: Germany, Hungary, Norway, Portugal and the UK (as in England, Scotland and...

Based on an extended period of ethnographic research and observation of migrant workers' educational programmes, this book presents a theoretical exploration of social and educational issues in an industrialised area in south China. It highlights the tensions existing between the traditional ideology stressing collectivism,...

Against a background of changing patterns of academic labour in the UK and other English speaking countries, this book draws on empirical research which identifies a shift towards more open-ended approaches to roles and careers in higher education. This has resulted in what the...

This open access book aims to unravel entrenched hegemonically-induced hindrances and barriers to internationally acquired teaching competencies' recognition processes. With curricula of teacher education - like school curricula - remaining highly affirmative of localized traditions and styles of reasoning, in times of migration movement,...

This book offers a multi-dimensional analysis of the experiences of faculty, students, and staff at a Canadian university that emphasizes international education, providing an ethnographic lens for understanding globalization and internationalization of higher education on a wider, global scale. The collaborative work of multiple...

Education in Mexico, Central America and the Latin Caribbean examines the development and practice of education in México, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The chapters, written by local experts, provide an overview of the structure,...

Global City School Leaders provides a new and innovative approach to understanding the policy and practice of urban educational leadership. Building on generational, global city, and educational leadership theory, the book draws on evidence from a three-year study of under-40-year-old (Generation X) principals and...

This book examines the multiple relationships between education, pedagogy, and social change in Latin America and beyond through a discussion of critical theory in education and its uses in Latin American society today. An international group of contributors discuss both individual countries and the...

This book explores the journeys of those within international higher education and offers perspectives, advice and guidance on how to navigate issues such as partnership development, cultural interaction and international working environments. A valuable guide for practitioners, policy makers, university leaders and international students.Author:...

Examines the effects of schooling on young people's values, choices, and identities.Making Modern Lives looks at how young people shape their lives as they move through their secondary school years and into the world beyond. It explores how they develop dispositions, attitudes, identities, and...

As digital technologies become central to teaching, learning, and research, international higher education faces challenges related to unequal access and participation. The digital divide shapes who can benefit from global academic opportunities. These disparities are visible between institutions and students in high- and low-resource...

This volume offers an alternative vision for education and has been written for those who are passionate about teaching and learning, in schools, universities and in the community, and providing people with the values, knowledge and skills needed to face complex social and environmental...

This book brings together stories of the green schools movement ((Eco Schools, Enviroschools, Green Schools, Sustainable Schools, ResourceSmart Schools etc) in several countries around the world, with a focus on the impact of the movement on the development and implementation of education for sustainable...

Handbook of Comparative Educational Law: Selected Asian Nations, Volume 2 provides detailed analysis of education law in China, Israel, Palestine, South Korea, and Turkey, so researchers and students there and elsewhere can learn from one another.Author: Charles J. RussoISBN-10: 1475839537ISBN-13: 9781475839531Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield...

As the Government of Malawi investigates options to expand access to higher education and improve the quality of higher education provision, the objective of this report is to contribute to an improved understanding of the challenges confronted by the higher education sub-sector in Malawi....

Worldwide women constitute the majority of the teaching force, but men are more likely to achieve headship. Internationally a number of scholars working within sociology and the sociology of education have focused on the continued influence of gender on the shaping of identity and...

Why is there a need to rethink madrasah education? What is the positioning of Muslims in contemporary society, and how are they prepared? What is the role of the ulama in the reform process? This book explores these questions from the perspective of madrasah...

Based on an analysis of selected Chinese cinematic works depicting settings of educational practice and policy, the book explores how "Western" understandings of leadership emerge from these texts to form discursive media for social change.Author: Chenwei Ma,Roger C. ShouseISBN-10: 103272384XISBN-13: 9781032723846Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages:...

This volume provides new perspectives into the challenges of citizenship education in the age of globalization and in the context of multicultural and conflict-ridden societies.Author: Hanan A. AlexanderISBN-10: 0415991900ISBN-13: 9780415991902Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2010Pages: 328Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d

This book charts new direction in Latin American studies of literacy and numeracy and explores the relationship between these and international perspectives. Author: Judy KalmanISBN-10: 0415896096ISBN-13: 9780415896092Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/05/2012Pages: 248Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Global Learning and Education is a comprehensive, thought-provoking - sometimes contentious - introduction for educationalists concerned with what globalisation means for our young people. Illustrated throughout with case studies that seek to inspire creativity and hope, and including questions and suggested reading for further...

University rankings have gained popularity around the world, and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This book is the first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, making an important contribution to our understanding of the rankings phenomenon.This book has also been...

Author: Vincent GreaneyISBN-10: 1464805091ISBN-13: 9781464805097Publisher: World Bank PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2015Format: OtherWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.70dNot available to be shipped via Media Mail

This CERC monograph differs from others in the series in that it is not a research report but a commentary on a research institution the Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) which was established in 1994. The monograph...

What can a study of international film contribute to our understanding of education in a globalized context? How can such an exploration further push the boundaries of comparative and international education (CIE) as an academic field? In addressing these questions, Irving Epstein brings together...

Since 1979, thousands of Westerners have been entering China. These include numbers of foreign teachers who have been invited by the Chinese to observe and participate in the educational system. Why were they invited? And just what did the foreign teachers expect to contribute?...

The concept of teacher leadership has gained attention from educational scholars and practitioners across the globe due to its success in improving outcomes for teachers and students. The Challenges and Possibilities of Teacher Leadership explores the theory and practice of teacher leadership through a...

This book centers on the stories and histories of buen vivir ("good living") in education in Ecuador, focusing on how Indigenous and Afrodiasporic Peoples have strategically engaged with state educational initiatives to advance their own epistemic and political projects. It examines the ideas of...

This book introduces comparative and international education (CIE) to new students of the field. Comparative and International Education surveys a spectrum of theories, methods, and practices for the benefit of both novice scholars and seasoned practitioners. It resourcefully explores comparative education's successive historical phases,...

Learning as Development examines how people learn around the world and considers what international development would look like if viewed through the prism of human development.Author: Daniel A. WagnerISBN-10: 1032509457ISBN-13: 9781032509457Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/25/2025Pages: 398Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.86d

In recent decades, the Canadian post-secondary education system has evolved to become more inclusive, now welcoming groups historically excluded from its many opportunities. Inviting the reader to explore the consequences of a rapidly changing student population, Serving Diverse Students in Canadian Higher Education presents...

Transformative learning is a compelling approach to learning that is becoming increasingly popular in a diverse range of educational settings and encounters. This book reconceptualises transformative learning through an investigation of the learning process and outcomes of International Service-Learning (ISL), a pedagogical approach that...

The 'traditional' university model has been transformed globally, fueled by disruptive technologies, new learning platforms, increasing fiscal austerity, and the rise of knowledge economies. The Bologna Process, a European initiative intended to streamline higher education standards and qualifications, offers modernized, innovative pathways to learning...

The cultural, political, and pedagogical history of an elite Iranian engineering institution in the years directly preceding the 1979 Iranian revolution. In 1966, the Shah of Iran established Aryamehr University of Technology (AMUT), now known as Sharif University of Technology, as part of a...

This edited book combines reflections, methods, and experiences from a globally diverse group of scholars to investigate the meaning, value and effectiveness of the pedagogy of the Community of Philosophical Enquiry (CoPE)-derived from or in conversation with Lipman and Sharp's Philosophy for Children (P4C)-in...

This handbook provides a systematic overview of language education from the perspective of internationalization. Internationalization includes but also goes beyond the integration of intercultural and international perspectives, practices, and dispositions into education with the objective of improving, pluralizing, and decolonizing pedagogy and research in...

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) for transformer health assessment, providing readers with both foundational knowledge and advanced techniques. It begins with an introduction to transformer components and the importance of health monitoring, highlighting the limitations of traditional methods....

The narratives and analysis included in this book were written by and derived from teacher participants in a post-graduate course that the chief editor, Dr Fang, has taught at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. Narrative inquiry has been used in the course to...

Author: Ronghuai HuangISBN-10: 9811669546ISBN-13: 9789811669545Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/19/2022Pages: 527Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.06lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.19d

This 544-page book has 22 chapters prepared by experienced and renowned scholars and researchers from different parts of the world. Grouped into three sections- "Information Technology, Science and Mathematics", "Social Sciences and General Studies", and "Languages" - the chapters represent an important collection of...

This book provides an overview of the major findings of the comparative research project, Changes in Networks, Higher Education and Knowledge Society (CINHEKS). The main aim of this international comparative research project is the analysis of how Higher education institutions are networked within distinct...

In the centre of the whole educational cosmos stands the pupil, the student. He or she has rights, sanctioned by a national and international judicial apparatus. The freedoms of parents, teachers and education establishments are functional in the service of the rights of the...

As the nature of education generally, and higher education in particular, changes irrevocably, it is crucial to understand the informed opinions of those closest to the institutions of learning. This book, based on a survey of academics in 19 nations and conducted by leading...

Author: Michael B. Sr. MillerISBN-10: 1483667618ISBN-13: 9781483667614Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/22/2013Pages: 74Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d

Handbook of Comparative Educational Law: Selected Asian Nations, Volume 2 provides detailed analysis of education law in China, Israel, Palestine, South Korea, and Turkey, so researchers and students there and elsewhere can learn from one another.Author: Charles J. RussoISBN-10: 1475839545ISBN-13: 9781475839548Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield...

Bringing together scholars and educators based in Myanmar, the USA, the UK, Denmark, and Thailand, this book presents new perspectives and research on the struggle for social justice and peace in Myanmar at this critical juncture. It shows how actors from diverse backgrounds and...

The essays in the book are organized into three sections in order to address the conceptualization of democracy and citizenship, reform efforts towards democratization in various societies, and educational efforts to foster democratic citizens. Each is written from a different historical and national perspective...

This book is divided into four parts. In Part 1 the author considers the natural factors which have influenced the various national systems of education. They comprise racial, linguistic, geographical and economic factors. In Part 2 he considers the contribution of religious traditions to...

The book investigates parental engagement in the transition to school in China and Australia, which were taken as representatives of the East and West cultures respectively.Author: Liwei LiuISBN-10: 103254144XISBN-13: 9781032541440Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2024Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d