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Global Governance, Educational Change
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Mundy, Karen – Comparative Education, 2007
In the last half decade, a rising literature has focused on the idea that processes of economic, political and social globalization require analysis in terms of governance at the global level. It is argued in this article that emerging forms of global governance have produced significant challenges to conventional conceptions of international…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Educational Change, International Relations, Governance
Citizenship Education in Ukraine and Russia: Reconciling Nation-Building and Active Citizenship
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Janmaat, Jan Germen; Piattoeva, Nelli – Comparative Education, 2007
This paper examines the discourses framing citizenship education in Ukraine and Russia from "perestroika" to the present and assesses the role of the Council of Europe in promoting democratic citizenship in both countries. We argue that there is a tension between the discourses of active citizenship, strongly disseminated by…
Descriptors: Patriotism, Citizenship, Democracy, Citizenship Education
Bridging Cultures and Traditions in the Reconceptualisation of Comparative and International Education.
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Crossley, Michael – Comparative Education, 2000
Globalization is revitalizing comparative and international educational research. While recognizing that context matters, this process should emphasize increased collaboration between the humanities and social science research traditions; the global and the local; mainstream and specialist research communities; differing units of analysis;…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Context, Educational Change, Educational Research
Making Higher Education More European through Student Mobility? Revisiting EU Initiatives in the Context of the Bologna Process
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Papatsiba, Vassiliki – Comparative Education, 2006
This paper focuses on the analysis of student mobility in the EU as a means to stimulate convergence of diverse higher education systems. The argument is based on official texts and other texts of political communication of the European Commission. The following discussion is placed within the current context of the Bologna process and its aim to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Mobility, Foreign Countries, Diversity (Institutional)
The Quality of Primary Education in Developing Countries: Who Defines and Who Decides?
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Stephens, David – Comparative Education, 1991
This paper (1) defines "quality education"; (2) examines choices for improving primary education in developing countries; (3) describes the processes of change and decision making; (4) identifies the historical, economic, political, and social contexts within which these decisions are made; and (5) proposes ways to improve educational decision…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Quality
Globalisation and Comparative Education: A Caribbean Perspective.
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Louisy, Pearlette – Comparative Education, 2001
The phenomenon of globalization argues for a broader world view that makes allowances for cultural diversity. Caribbean states have a history of living and working with people from diverse backgrounds, and could make a contribution to the new perspective through closer engagement with the field of comparative education, which has always stressed…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Maintenance, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries