Comparative and International Education : Survey of an Infinite Field.
- 1st ed.
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- International Perspectives on Education and Society Series ; v.36 .
- International Perspectives on Education and Society Series .
Intro -- Comparative and International Education: Survey of an Infinite Field -- Comparative and International Education: Survey of an Infinite Field -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Series Editor Biography -- Preface -- References -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Comparative and International Education as an Infinite Field -- The Impact of Secondary Data Analysis on Comparative Education -- Overview of the Volume -- References -- Chapter 2: Comparative and International Education: Development of a Field and Its Method and Theory -- Introduction -- Toward a Science of… -- The Rest is Silence -- The Social Origins of Educational Systems -- And Then… -- What Is To Be Done? -- References -- Chapter 3: Global Trends in the Rise and Fall of Comparative Education Societies -- Introduction -- Overview of the WCCES -- Theoretical Framework -- Data Sources -- Data Analysis Procedures -- Findings -- I. Africa -- II. The Americas -- III. Asia and the Middle East -- IV. Europe -- V. Oceania -- VI. Partnering Institutions to the WCCES -- Themes -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Comparative Education in Brazil: Understanding the Research Field -- Introduction -- Moment 1: The Structure and Functioning of European and North American Educational Systems -- Moments 2 and 3: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Pioneering Influence on the Production of Annuals and the Prioritizing of Educational Practices -- Moment 4: The Influence of Supranational Relations -- Moment 5: The Focus on Educational Public Policies -- Moment 6: New Cycle of Supranational Influence -- Moment 7: The (Re)definition of the Theoretical, Methodological, and Epistemological Anchorage of Comparative Education -- The Dynamics of a Panorama: Conclusions that do not Close the Discussion -- References. Chapter 5: Comparative Education in Spanish-Speaking Latin America: Recent Developments and Future Prospects -- Introduction -- Comparative Education in Latin America: Some Historical Notes -- Institutional Basis -- The Contribution of International Organizations -- Some Features of Academic Production -- The Future of CE in Spanish Speaking Latin America -- References -- Chapter 6: The History of Comparative and International Education in North America -- Introduction -- Background and Literature Review -- Research Methodology -- Research Questions -- Data Sources -- Data Organization and Analysis -- Findings -- Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) -- Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC) -- Sociedad Mexicana De EducaciÓn Comparada (SOMEC) -- AsociaciÓn de Pedagogos de Cuba - SecciÓn de EducaciÓn Comparada (APC-SEC) -- Haitian Association for the Development of Comparative Education (HADCE) -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Comparative Education in Eastern and Central Europe -- Introduction -- Comparative Education in Eastern and Central Europe Till the End of THE Nineteenth Century -- Comparative Education Studies During This Period -- Characteristics of Comparative Education in Eastern and Central Europe in the Period till the End of the Nineteenth Century -- Comparative Education in Eastern and Central Europe from the Beginning of the Twentieth Century Till the End of World War II -- Comparative Educationalists in the Different Countries During That Period -- Beginning of Comparative Education as a University Discipline -- Characteristics of Comparative Education in Eastern and Central Europe in the Period from the Beginning of the Twentieth Century till the End of World War II. Comparative Education in Eastern and Central Europe from the End of World War II to the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 -- Comparativists in the Different Countries During This Period -- Comparative Education as a University Discipline -- Characteristics of Comparative Education in Eastern and Central Europe in the Period from the End of World War II to the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 -- Comparative Education in Eastern and Central Europe from the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Present Day -- Comparativists in the Different Countries During This Period -- Comparative Education as a University Discipline -- Characteristics of Comparative Education in Eastern and Central Europe in the Period from the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Present Day -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Comparative and International Education in Western Europe -- A New Comparative Education That Faces Old Dilemmas -- Epistemological Debates about the Purposes of the Discipline -- The Borders between Comparative Education and International Education -- Towards Overcoming or Recovering the Traditional Borrowing Policies -- Consolidation of Comparative Education in the context of Western Europe -- Possibilities and limitations of Comparative Education: immediate future -- The Supranational Policies within the European Context -- A Renewed Higher Education -- Heterotopias of Global and Postmodern Panorama -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Comparative Education in the Arab World: Origin, Development, and Research Interests -- Introduction -- The Arab World Defined -- The Meaning of Comparative Education -- The Purpose of Comparative Education -- The Origin and Development of Comparative Education in the Arab World -- Colonialism and Comparative Education in the Arab World -- The Modern Practice of Comparative Education in the Arab World. Trends and Progress of Comparative Education in the Arab World -- The Impact of Comparative Education on Curriculum Development in the Arab World -- Program of Studies for Comparative Education Degrees in the Arab World -- Comparative Education Research Methods -- Research Interests of Comparative Educationists -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Comparative Education in Central Asia -- An Overview of Knowledge Production -- Comparative Education in Kazakhstan -- Potentials of Growth -- Comparison to Reform -- Educational Borrowing -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Comparative Education in South Asia: Contribution, Contestation, and Possibilities -- Education in South Asia -- The Trajectory of Comparative Education -- Critical Distinctions in Comparative Education -- Comparative Education and Globalization -- The Political Economy of Educational Reform in South Asia -- Sri Lanka: Discounting "Silence" -- India: Undermining Public Institutions and Processes -- Pakistan: "Linguistic Apartheid" and the Risks of Social Cohesion -- Bangladesh: "School Exclusion - A New Route to Social Exclusion" -- Engaging With the Post-Colonial -- References -- Chapter 12: Comparative and International Education in East and South East Asia -- Introduction -- International and Comparative Education in East Asia -- Organizations, Societies, and Institutions -- International and Comparative Education in South East Asia -- Organizations, Societies, and Institutions -- Centre for Research in International and Comparative Education -- SEAMEO -- Future Prospects -- References -- Chapter 13: Perspectives on Comparative and International Education in Oceania -- Introductory Thoughts -- Oceania: Concepts and Histories Shaping the Development of CIE Regionally -- Re-/Constructing CIE Regionally for and in Contemporary Oceania. Education Societies in Oceania: Aims, Principles and Themes -- Widening Participation: From ANZCIES to OCIES -- Widening Participation: From RPEIPP to the Vaka Pasifiki -- Widening Participation: Vaka Membership and Conferences -- Widening Participation: OCIES Conferences -- The International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives (IEJ: CP) -- Education for CIE in the Region -- Ocies & -- Vaka Pasifiki: Concepts, Methodologies, and Research Concerns -- Concluding Thoughts: Futures for a Regional CIE for Oceania -- References -- Chapter 14: Comparative Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Young Field on a Promising Continent -- The African Context -- The Late and Forceful Development of Formal Education -- Higher Education and Teacher Education -- Comparative Education at Universities -- Comparative Education Research and Publications -- Research Institutes -- Comparative Education Societies -- Comparative Education Journals -- International Studies -- Prospects -- References -- Index.
This book explores the evolution and current state of the scholarly field of comparative and international education over 200 years of development. Experts in the field explore comparative and international education in each of the major world regions.