Introduction to comparative and international education /
Jennifer Marshall.
- 3rd edition.
- x, 257 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I Comparative Education Chapter 1: An introduction to comparative education Chapter 2: How are comparisons made? Chapter 3: Culture and education Chapter 4: Economic, political, social and historical contexts for comparison Chapter 5: Education and the developing world Chapter 6: Gender and education Part II International Education Chapter 7: Understanding international education Chapter 8: Globalisation and education Chapter 9: Global citizenship education Chapter 10: Multicultural education Chapter 11: International schools Chapter 12: Internationalisation of higher education
This book introduces major themes surrounding comparative and international education, giving you a nuanced understanding of key debates, and thinkers, and the tools necessary to conduct comparisons using secondary sources. Social, economic, historical, and cultural factors are examined in order to investigate the varied contexts in which education takes place around the globe.
College of Education Graduate Studies Doctor of Philosophy major in Educational Management*