Comparative and International Education: An Introduction to Theory, Method, and Practice 2nd edition

"Comprehensive introduction to comparative and international education"--
This text introduces the theory, methods, and practice of the fields of comparative and international education, with a focus on formal schooling. The authors discuss what it means to make comparisons in education, definitions of the field, the nature of comparative investigation in education, the uses and purposes of comparative inquiry, and what comparativists do; the development of comparative education; its methods, research perspectives, practicalities, and ethics; international education and its research and issues of development; the outcomes of comparative research; and examples of how international comparative studies have informed the understanding of key issues in education, particularly education and political transition, education in post-conflict societies and small states, pedagogy, and citizenship education. This edition has been updated to reflect changes in the field and new research, and includes a new chapter on policy borrowing. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
This revised and updated second edition of Comparative and International Education: An Introduction to Theory, Method and Practice provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the key themes, definitions and approaches in this important field. It covers the history, theory, and methods of comparative and international education, as well as the relationship with education and national development, and outlines what we can learn from comparative studies. Clear explanations are complemented with examples of real research in the field including work on policy borrowing, learner-centred pedagogy and university internationalization.