"Comparative Education "invites readers to consider theory in comparative education, purposes of schooling, educational access and opportunity, education accountability and authority, teacher professionalism, and how globalization is impacting education. Taking an issues-based approach, it addresses current educational concerns both at home and abroad, and includes analytic frameworks that foster critical thinking and reinforce a systematic method for examination. Biographical sketches add human interest and side-by-side comparisons explore various countries' demographic attributes, geophysical and economic realities, and socio political factors. Because the book focuses on issues instead of countries, it reinforces how and why comparative education is relevant for educators in today's global society.

pt. 1. Comparative education and underlying assumptions about education: the comparative approach. Comparative education ; Theory in comparative education --pt. 2. Education in international context: a comparative approach applied to contemporary educational issues. Purposes of schooling ; Educational access and opportunity ; Education accountability and authority ; Teacher professionalism -- pt. 3. Interpreting educational issues: local-global comparison and the use of analytic frameworks. Applying frameworks to analyze educational issues ; Globalization and implications for education -- Glossary.