This book introduces comparative and international education (CIE) to new students of the field. It guides the reader through the many ways that education can respond to recent political and social changes, such as the intense debates regarding nationalism, democratic participation, inequality, social justice, climate change, as well as the recent impact of the global pandemic. These changes have created major challenges for the study, practice, and teaching of comparative education worldwide and this book addresses those challenges. The first four sections cover the key theories, methods, practices, and the history of CIE and the fifth section includes ten case studies written by contributors from around the world which illustrate key debates in the field including gender rights, access to quality education, education finance, and ethnographic research. The book provides the tools needed for creating a more inclusive international education scholarship which meets and goes beyond the sustainable development goals. It includes a range of features to aid learning such as boxed bullet points, additional reading lists and end of chapter questions to be used to generate discussion.

Preface (author TBC)
How to use this book
Part I: The History of Comparative and International Education
1. Historical Overview of the Field
2. Current Debate and Dilemmas
3. Thematic Analysis: Is CIE a discipline, an academic field, a practice, a subfield of foundations of education?
Part II: Theories in Comparative and International Education
4. Overview of Theory in CIE
5. Current Theoretical Dilemmas
6. Thematic Analysis: Defining the 'science of comparative education' and the increased attention to theory
Part III: Methods in Comparative and International Education
7. Overview of Methods in CIE
8. Current Methods Dilemmas in CIE
9. Thematic Analysis: How critical and participatory research methodologies offer insights into education processes
Part IV: Practices of Comparative and International Education
10. Overview of Practice in CIE
11. Current Dilemmas of Practice in CIE
12. Thematic Analysis: How did international education, transfer of students, methods and, education practices change the landscape of practicing comparative research?
Part V Case Studies
13. Internationalization and Global education
14. Equality and Equity in Education Finance
15. Literacies for Sustainable Development
16. Teachers' Life/Work Political, Social, and Cultural Practices
17. On-line Communities
18. International Students and Education Abroad
19. 'Post' Theories
20. Gender, Justice, and Access to Quality Education
21. Ethnographic Research and Vertical Case Studies
22. Education Policy Research
Conclusion: The Past and Present and Future of the Field
References
Index

Esther E. Gottlieb is Special Advisor for International Affairs and Associate Professor of Comparative and International Education at The Ohio State University, USA.
Radhika Iyengar is Research Scholar and Director of the Education Sector at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA.
Matthew A. Witenstein is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Dayton, USA.