Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. The Strands of Comparative and International Education: A Brief History 1
5. 2. How One Comparative Education Program Managed to Survive and Make Its Mark on the Field 27
6. 3. The 1960s and 1970s: Human Capital 52
7. 4. The 1970s: Comparative Education and Modernity 73
8. 5. The 1970s: Colonialism, Neocolonialism, and Comparative Education 91
9. 6. The 1970s and 1980s: World Society Theory and Comparative Education 107
10. 7. The 1980s: The Politics of Education: Legitimation, Reform, and Knowledge 123
11. 8. The 1980s: The State and Comparative Education 140
12. 9. The 1990s: Comparative Education and the Impact of Globalization 161
13. 10. The 2000s: Impact Evaluation and Comparative Education 179
14. 11. The 2000s: International Tests and Comparative Education 197
15. 12. Where Is Theory Headed in International and Comparative Education? 217
16. Notes 229
17. References 235
18. Index 251