Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
About the Book Series
This is a series that offers a global platform to engage scholars in continuous academic debate on key challenges and the latest thinking on issues in the fast growing field of International and Comparative Education.
Please send inquiries or proposals for this series to one of the following:
Manon Berset: [email protected] – Editor, UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Kirsty Murray: [email protected] – Editor, North & South America
Kanishka Jangir: [email protected] – Editor, Australia, New Zealand & Asia
Politics of Quality in Education: A Comparative Study of Brazil, China, and Russia
1st Edition
Edited
By Jaakko Kauko, Risto Rinne, Tuomas Takala
February 25, 2020
The question of quality has become one of the most important framing factors in education and has been of growing interest to international organisations and national policymakers for decades. Politics of Quality in Education focuses on Brazil, China, and Russia, part of the so-called emerging ...
Testing and Inclusive Schooling: International Challenges and Opportunities
1st Edition
Edited
By Bjorn Hamre, Anne Morin, Christian Ydesen
February 25, 2020
Testing and Inclusive Schooling provides a comparative perspective on seemingly incompatible global agendas and efforts to include all children in the general school system, thus reducing exclusion. With an examination of the international testing culture and the politics of inclusion currently ...
Vocational Education in the Nordic Countries: Learning from Diversity
1st Edition
Edited
By Christian Jørgensen, Ole Olsen, Daniel Thunqvist
February 25, 2020
Vocational Education in the Nordic Countries: Learning from Diversity is the second of two books that disseminates new and systematic knowledge on the strengths and weaknesses of the different models of vocational education and training (VET) in four Nordic countries. Vocational education in Europe...
Vocational Education in the Nordic Countries: The Historical Evolution
1st Edition
Edited
By Svein Michelsen, Marja-Leena Stenström
February 25, 2020
Vocational Education in the Nordic Countries: The Historical Evolution is the first of two books that disseminate new and systematic knowledge on the strengths and weaknesses of the different models of vocational education and training (VET) in four Nordic countries. Vocational education in Europe ...
Teaching and Learning Difficult Histories in International Contexts: A Critical Sociocultural Approach
1st Edition
Edited
By Terrie Epstein, Carla Peck
December 10, 2019
Grounded in a critical sociocultural approach, this volume examines issues associated with teaching and learning difficult histories in international contexts. Defined as representations of past violence and oppression, difficult histories are contested and can evoke emotional, often painful, ...
Educational Reciprocity and Adaptivity: International Students and Stakeholders
1st Edition
Edited
By Abe Ata, Ly Tran, Indika Liyanage
October 10, 2019
Educational Reciprocity and Adaptability challenges the common belief that adapting to new educational settings is the responsibility of international students alone. The book argues that reciprocal responses are required by students and stakeholders alike for an efficient and equitable ...
Civil Society Organizations in Latin American Education: Case Studies and Perspectives on Advocacy
1st Edition
Edited
By Regina Cortina, Constanza Lafuente
September 05, 2019
Examining the roles, impacts and challenges of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Latin America, this volume provides a broad perspective on the range of strategies these organizations employ and the obstacles they face in advocating for and delivering educational reform. Building on previous ...
Faculty Development in Developing Countries: Improving Teaching Quality in Higher Education
1st Edition
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By Cristine Smith, Katherine Hudson
June 07, 2019
Learner-centered approaches to teaching, such as small group discussions, debates, role plays and project-based assignments, help students develop critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills. However, more traditional lecture-based approaches still predominate in classrooms in higher ...
The Curriculum History of Canadian Teacher Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Theodore Michael Christou
March 28, 2019
Organized by region, this edited collection provides a comprehensive look at how teacher education has evolved regionally and nationally in Canada. Offering an in-depth look at specific provinces and territories, this volume contextualizes the landscape of Canadian public education and the place of...
Globalization and Japanese Exceptionalism in Education: Insiders' Views into a Changing System
1st Edition
Edited
By Ryoko Tsuneyoshi
March 21, 2019
Globalization is the most common overriding characteristic of our time, with societies all over the world struggling to change their educational systems to meet what are perceived to be the needs of globalization. This book provides an insider's account of how the Japanese educational system is ...
The Shifting Global World of Youth and Education
1st Edition
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By Mabel Ann Brown
January 17, 2019
The Shifting Global World of Youth and Education explores how increasing migration and population changes are having an unprecedented impact on global education. Given that the number of children of migrant background is growing internationally, there is a need for increasing awareness of the ...
Decolonising Intercultural Education: Colonial differences, the geopolitics of knowledge, and inter-epistemic dialogue
1st Edition
By Robert Aman
January 03, 2019
At the centre of Decolonising Intercultural Education is a simple yet fundamental question: is it possible to learn from the Other? This book argues that many recent efforts to theorise interculturality restrict themselves to a variety of interpretations within a Western framework of knowledge, ...