This book introduces major themes surrounding comparative and international education, giving you a nuanced understanding of key debates, and thinkers, and the tools necessary to conduct comparisons using secondary sources. Social, economic, historical, and cultural factors are examined in order to investigate the varied contexts in which education takes place around the globe. Fully updated throughout, this second edition includes:

A new ′Key concepts′ feature explaining essential ideas and principles
Additional case studies from non-Western education systems
Updated statistical data highlighting educational and demographic trends

This is essential reading for students on undergraduate Education Studies degrees, and for similar courses covering comparative and international education. Jennifer Marshall is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Derby.

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The second edition (revised) of Jennifer Marshall’s impressive book is a welcome update to this overview of key developments in global education, with new data since the 2014 edition. Although it is written in accessible English, it is certainly academic in the best sense, with dozens of references at the end of each chapter, along with suggested reading. It is attractively designed including activities in every chapter to encourage reflection. And one of its many strengths is the wide-ranging sweep of its themes including development and international education, political and economic contexts, and key areas such as citizenship, gender, and multicultural education. I shall certainly recommend it to our undergraduates and our library that already has multiple copies of the first edition.