Comparative Education

The new 5th edition of Comparative Education: The Dialectic of the Global and the Local offers a state-of-the art, comprehensive, rigorous 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 established a standard textbook for introducing the field of comparative education from various theoretical and methodological perspectives.

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