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Now in its 5th edition, Comparative Education: The Dialectic of the Global and the Local has established itself as the state-of-the art, comprehensive as well as complex framework for taking into the dynamic interactions of local, national, regional, and transnational interactions shaping education systems around the world. Our theoretical and methodological strategy for this volume has proven effective as a standard textbook for introducing the field of comparative education from various theoretical and methodological perspectives.The 5th edition welcomes Lauren Misasziek of Beijing National University as co-editor.
Contents
Introduction: Reframing Comparative Education: The Dialectic of the Global and the Local Robert F. Arnove
Institutionalizing International Influence Joel Samoff
Economics, Education, and Society: Myths and Possibilities Steven Klees
The State, Social Movements and Education: Between Reform and Transformation Raymond Morrow and Carlos Alberto Torres
Culture and Education Vandra Lea Masemann
The Question of Identity from a Comparative Education Perspective Christine Fox
Equality of Education: Six Decades of Comparative Evidence Seen from a New Millennium Joseph P. Farrell
Women's Education in the Twenty-First Century Nelly P. Stromquist
Control of Education: Issues and Tensions in Centralization and Decentralization Mark Bray
Transforming adult and community education: a theory of literacies for analysing change in Grenada's revolution and after Anne Hickling-Hudson
Between the State, Society and Global Markets: Three Roles of Higher Education Susan Wiksten & Daniel Schugurensky
Education in Africa: Not Remediation but Transformation and Innovation Joel Samoff & Bidemi Carrol
Education in Latin America: From Dependency and Neoliberalism to Alternative Paths to Development Robert F. Arnove, Stephen Franz, Carlos Ornelas & Carlos Alberto Torres
The Education of Youngsters in Conflict-Ridden Regions of the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities Muzna Awayed-Bishara
Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Achievements and Challenges John Hawkins (posthumous) & Anthony Welch
Living Well Together as Educators in Our Oceanic 'Sea of Islands': Epistemology and Ontology of Comparative Education Kabini Sanga, David Fa'avae, Martyn Reynolds
The Political Construction of European Education Antonio Teodoro
Education in Eastern and Central Europe: Re-Thinking Post-Socialism in the Context of Globalization Ben Eklof & Iveta Silova
Technocracy, Uncertainty, and Ethics: Comparative Education in an Era of Postmodernity and Globalization Anthony Welch
Comparative Education: The Dialectics of Globalization and Its Discontents Carlos Alberto Torres
