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Policy Debates in Comparative, International, and Development Education
. Ed(S): Jacob, W. James; Hawkins, John N.
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Description for Policy Debates in Comparative, International, and Development Education
Hardback. Written by two leading scholars in the international and comparative education fields, this collection addresses current education policy trends at the global, regional, national, and local levels. Editor(s): Jacob, W. James; Hawkins, John N. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
The complementary areas of comparative, international, and development education occupy a critical part of the landscape in educational policy debates in a global context. This volume brings together a distinguished group of international scholars and practitioners who focus on key policy issues in a variety of national settings throughout the regions of Asia/Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and Latin America. The topics they address are critical for the future of education in a globalized context and include issues such as social justice, quality assurance, governance, access and equity, marketization, and the role of new media and technology, ... Read more
The complementary areas of comparative, international, and development education occupy a critical part of the landscape in educational policy debates in a global context. This volume brings together a distinguished group of international scholars and practitioners who focus on key policy issues in a variety of national settings throughout the regions of Asia/Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and Latin America. The topics they address are critical for the future of education in a globalized context and include issues such as social justice, quality assurance, governance, access and equity, marketization, and the role of new media and technology, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Series
International and Development Education
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230620674
SKU
V9780230620674
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About . Ed(S): Jacob, W. James; Hawkins, John N.
John N. Hawkins is Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, and Co-Director of the Asian Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership (APHERP) at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Hawkins is a specialist on higher education reform in the US and Asia and the author of several ... Read more
Reviews for Policy Debates in Comparative, International, and Development Education
"Firmly rooted in the classical literature of comparative education, this volume illustrates the field s coherence and comprehensive reach through a consideration of policy debates at all levels of education and in multiple countries and regions. Current and emerging issues, from EFA implementation to transnational higher education, are analyzed through a comparative lens, and integrated within a rich historical and ... Read more