Annual review of comparative and international education 2017. Vol. 34 / edited by Alexander W. Wiseman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wiseman, Alexander W., 1968- editor.

Series:

International perspectives on education and society ; 1479-3679 v. 34.

International perspectives on education and society, 1479-3679 ; v. 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative education.

International education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

This year's Annual Review of Comparative and International Education surveys the field from several globally representative perspectives. Contributors include scholars, policymakers and development consultants and cover comparative and international education trends and issues unique to Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. This volume is representative of a wide range of recent trends and important concerns in the CIE community worldwide and within particular regions or specific communities. Additionally, the Annual Review celebrates its fifth year of continuous publication this year, which highlights the ongoing interest in and importance of reflective practice and the professionalization of comparative and international education.

Contents:

Intro

ANNUAL REVIEW OF COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 2017

Contents

List of Contributors

CIE Trends and Issues

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Reflecting on Trends in Comparative and International Education: A Three-Year Examination of Research Publications

Introduction

Conceptual Framework

Methodology

Coding Process

Limitations

Summary of Previous Research

Findings

Authorship

Level or Unit of Analysis

Methodological Approach

Keywords

Trends in CIE

Discussion

Future Research Directions and Potential

Conclusion

References

Part 1: Comparative Education Trends and Directions

Chapter 1: Understanding Students' Academic Engagement in Learning Amid Globalising Universities

Creating Engaging University Learning Communities for All

Dimensions of Academic Engagement

Factors Affecting University Students' Academic Engagement

Emerging Perspectives and Future Trends

International Doctoral Students' Academic Engagement

Short-Term Study Abroad Programs

Concluding Remarks

Chapter 2: Rethinking Higher Education Investment in Developing Countries

Current Context for Developing World Higher Education

Moving Forward Faster

Questions to Address and Topics to Explore

Chapter 3: Reflecting on the Research into China's Soft Power in International Education with Comparative Perspective: The Case of Confucius Institutes

Methodological Issues

Conceptual and Theoretical Resources

Potential/Future Areas of Research

Acknowledgement

Chapter 4: Aid to Education: Framing Accountability Research and its Prospects

References.

Chapter 5: Bridging the Policy/Practice Divide: A Focus on Policy Learning, Pedagogy, and Equality

Policy Learning over Policy Borrowing

A Stronger Focus on Pedagogy

Equality

Chapter 6: Imperatives of Comparative and International Education: Some Reflections from the South

Purpose and Method in Comparative Research

Some Reflections from the South

Engaging with the Postcolonial

Chapter 7: Adult Education Under a Comparative Lens: Areas of Influence

Adult Education Policy from the Perspective of International and Comparative Education

Europeanisation and the 'Evidence Wave' in Adult Education Policy

The Challenges for Comparative and Global Adult Education Policy Research

The Implications of the Concept of Sustainability for Adult Education Policy

Chapter 8: Comparative and International Education Research in China in the Context of Globalization: A Case Study of the Journal of International and Comparative Education Research1

Challenges

To Meet New Demands from the Nation

To Meet the Needs of International Awareness and Understanding Education

To Meet the Public Request for an Education System Balancing Equity and Quality

To Meet Challenges from Within the Discipline

Trends and Directions

More Studies on Internationalization of Education

New Concerns to Education of Chinese Traditional Culture

New Studies on Education Systems along the B &amp

R

More Studies on World-Class University (WCU)

Great Concern on Equity and Quality of Education

A New Area of Study in Comparative Education - Educational Technology

Chapter 9: Three Models of Comparative Analysis: Time, Space, and Education

Model Analysis

Bray Perspective Model.

Bonilla Molina Perspective Model

Discussion and Conclusions

Part II: Conceptual and Methodological Developments

Chapter 10: Negotiating, Shifting, and Balancing: Research Identities in Transnational Research

Negotiating Fieldwork and Shifting the Insider-Outsider Positions in Transnational Research

Shifting Positionalities and Gaining Access

Engagement with Participation and Negotiating Relationships

Negotiating Class Distinctions and Shifting Dynamics of Transmigrant Identities

Reflecting Once Again on Milligan

Chapter 11: Educational Regime Complexity: Nested Governance and Multistakeholderism in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Conceptualizing Regimes as Modes of Governance

From "REGIMES" to "REGIME COMPLEX(ES)" in Comparative and International Education

Multistakeholderism Cometh - Building Educational Regime Complexes Through Soft Power

Part III: Research-to-Practice

Chapter 12: Schooling Inequality in South Africa: Productive Capacities and the Epistemological Divide

Framing Inequality

Schooling Inequality: Productive Capacities, Racial Disparities, and Learning Results

Modernity, African Epistemology, and Hybridity in the Democratic State

The Township Study: Findings and Discussion

School Administrators

Secondary Schoolteachers

Primary and Intermediate Schoolteachers

Secondary Students

Primary and Intermediate Students

Chapter 13: Using or Misusing the Early Grade Reading Assessment? Examining A Measure of Payment by Results in the Girls' Education Challenge

The Early Grade Reading Assessment

Guidelines for Use of the EGRA and its Limitations

Challenges to the EGRA and to the Test of ORF

PbR and Principles for its Use.

DFID's GEC and PbR

Case Study: GEC "Project for Educating Girls"2

Probing the EGRA ORF Calculations in PEG

Part IV: Area Studies and Regional Developments

Chapter 14: Shifting Boundaries and Education Development Discourses: Implications for Comparative and International Education in Oceania

Introduction: A Shifting Boundary for Comparative and International Education

The Australia and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society

A Theoretical Standpoint - Framing the Reflections

Comparative and International Education: Definitions and Purpose

Comparative and International Education in Oceania

Country Case Studies: Country Narratives

Elementary/Early Childhood Education in Vernacular - Papua New Guinea

Ethnicity and Purpose of Education: Solomon Islands

Fiji: Rethinking Pacific Education Initiative Project

Discussions and Implications for Comparative Education in Oceania

Chapter 15: International Student Recruitment Efforts of Turkish Universities: Rationales and Strategies

Literature Review

Rationales for Recruiting International Students

Institutional Strategies for International Student Recruitment

Method

Instrument

Participants

Data Analysis

Results

Rationales

Strategies

Chapter 16: Comparative Education in Romania: Seeds of Comparative Approaches in Debating Results of International Student Assessments

Romanian Sociocultural and Educational Context: The Recent Past and the Present

Aims of the Present Study

Results and Discussions

Curricula Analysis

International Cooperation

Research Impact

Structures Developed within Professional Associations

Interventionist Structures.

PISA - A Mirror for Problems in the Romanian Education System

Analysis of the Progress in Romania that could Support the Establishment of the Domain of Comparative Education

Curriculum

Chapter 17: Context in Comparative and International Education Studies

Purpose

Conceptual Frameworks and Study Questions

Levels of Context Analysis

Dimensions and Elements of Context Analysis

Context Specificity versus Universality

Context as Matter of Concern versus. Matter of Fact

Context as Discourse

Approach

Literature Sources

Journal Selection

Study Selection

Synthesis

Demographic Themes

Substantive Themes

The Student Engagement Study

Discussion and Concluding Remarks

The World Society Culture

Theoretical Inadequacy

Methodological Givens

Practical Significance

Reviewed Studies

About the Authors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781787439719

1787439712

9781787437654

1787437655