Description: "This edited collection explores the field of comparative and international education as it relates to the work of teachers. The book introduces Education students to research in comparative and international education, provides an overview of international issues in education, and explores education in diverse settings. The chapters draws on comparative research from around the globe and explore themes such as the history and philosophy of comparative education, the right to education, alternative pedagogies, gender, Indigenous knowledge, peace building, international assessments, and global citizenship. This expanded second edition has been thoroughly updated and contains two new chapters on human rights education and the internationalization of schooling. It also includes a stronger focus on teachers and their involvement in international education and on issues of diversity and social justice education. New scholars from around the world have contributed to this edition in order to give the scholarship a more international scope."--
Brief description: Kathy Bickmore is a Professor of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Ruth Hayhoe is a Professor of Comparative Higher Education at OISE and President Emerita of the Education University of Hong Kong. Caroline Manion is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Comparative, International and Development Education at OISE. Karen Mundy is a Professor of Comparative, International, and Development Education at OISE and Chief Technical Officer at the Global Partnership for Education. Robyn Read is a doctoral student at OISE.
Review Quotes: "Containing current, comprehensive, and critical approaches to a wide range of international education issues, Comparative and International Education is a must-have for teacher education programs. New and experienced teachers will benefit from this revised text written by key scholars in the field... This is an essential text to make sense of the implications of globalization for teaching today." - Marianne Larsen, Faculty of Education, Western University