Comparative and International Education: An Introduction to Theory, Method and Practice

This is a new affordable paperback combining introductory coverage of both 'comparative' and 'international' education for Masters and PhD students.With a foreword by Professor Erwin H. Epstein, a unique introduction to this important field, providing a comprehensive overview of the key themes, including: defining comparative and international education; how comparative studies in education have developed; methodological approaches to comparative and international education research; the relationship between education and national development; the power of comparative studies in investigating student achievement and school effectiveness; and, what comparative studies have taught us about educational issues such as policy borrowing, processes of transition, post-conflict education, education in small states, pedagogy, and citizenship.