Comparative and international education
Subtitle: issues for teachers
By: edited by Karen Mundy ... [et al.].
Publisher: Canadian Scholars' Press; Teachers College Press; Canadian Scholars Pr
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9781551303338; 9780807748817
Subjects: Comparative education; International education; Education; Cross-cultural studies; Éducation comparée; Éducation internationale; Pédagogie; Études transculturelles; Jämförande pedagogik; Utbildning; Jämförande studier; Cross-Cultural Comparison
Description: This comprehensive book explores major issues in education today through international and intercultural research. The contributors draw on comparative research from North America, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East, and touch on themes including history and philosophy of comparative education, the right to education, teacher formation, alternative pedagogies, testing, multiculturalism, gender, conflict resolution, and global citizenship. Offering a vivid portrayal of global educational practices, contributions from preeminent scholars, and invaluable teaching resources, this text is vital reading for teachers, teachers-in-training, and comparative education scholars.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to comparative and international education: why study comparative education?  -- Ruth Hayhoe and Karen Mundy; title: Philosophy and comparative education: what can we learn from East Asia?  -- Ruth Hayhoe; title: "Education for all," Africa, and the comparative sociology of schooling  -- Karen Mundy; title: Comparative indigenous ways of knowing and learning  -- Katherine Madjidi and Jean-Paul Restoule; title: Teaching and learning to teach: successful radical alternatives from the developing world  -- Joseph P. Farrell; title: Understanding pedagogy: cross-cultural and comparative insights from Central Asia  -- Sarfaroz Niyozov; title: Comparative perspectives on school improvement  -- Stephen Anderson; title: International educational indicators and assessments: issues for teachers  -- Karen Mundy and Joseph P. Farrell; title: Gender and education  -- Kara Janigan and Vandra Lea Masemann; title: Education for conflict resolution and peacebuilding in plural societies: approaches from around the world  -- Kathy Bickmore; title: Educating for "global citizenship" in schools: emerging understandings -- Mark Evans, with contributions from Ian Davies, Bernadette Dean, and Yusef Waghid.