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Education and Social Justice
Springer 2006; US$ 109.99Explores the problematic relationship between education, social justice and the State, against the background of comparative education research. This book critiques the status quo of stratified school systems, and the unequal disctribution of cultural capital and value added schooling. more...
Decentralisation and Privatisation in Education
Springer 2007; US$ 139.99Examines the overall interplay between privatisation, decentralisation and the role of the State. This book draws upon the studies in the areas of decentralisation, privatisation and the role of the State in education in the global economy and culture. more...
Globalization, Education and Social Justice
Springer 2009; US$ 129.99This book provides an easily accessible, practical yet scholarly source of information about the changing nature of cultural capital, social justice and schooling around the world. more...
The Politics of Education Reforms
Springer 2010; US$ 129.99This, the ninth in the 12-volume series Globalization, Comparative Education and Policy Research, focuses on the politics at play in the arena of education reform. As with the other publications in the group, this one features scholarly research into major areas of inquiry related to education and globalisation. Here, the research is focused on key... more...
Globalisation, Ideology and Education Policy Reforms, 11
Springer 2010; US$ 129.99The eleventh in the 12-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, this work sets out to explore the interrelationship between ideology and education reforms, setting it in a global context. With this as its focus, the chapters represent hand-picked scholarly research on major discourses in the field of comparative... more...
Global Pedagogies
Springer 2010; US$ 129.99Global Pedagogies: Schooling for the Future, which is the twelfth volume in the 12-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, presents scholarly research on major discourses in comparative education research with reference to globalisation, educational policy and classroom pedagogy. It is a sourcebook of ideas for... more...
Nation-Building, Identity and Citizenship Education
Springer 2008; US$ 94.99Examines issues surrounding the nation-building processes, and identity and citizenship education in the global culture from various perspectives. This book critiques dominant discourses and debates pertaining to cultural identity, set against the climate of growing social stratification and unequal access to quality education for all. more...
Comparative Information Technology
Springer 2009; US$ 99.99One of the most significant dimensions of globalisation has been the rapid development of information and communications technologies (ICTs). This work offers a critique of the nexus between ICT and its impact on society, individuals and educational institutions. more...
Global Values Education
Springer 2009; US$ 139.99Presents research on major discourses in values education globally. This book explores international concerns in the field of globalisation and comparative education. It is suitable for researchers, practitioners and policy makers in values education, multiculturalism and moral education. more...
Decentralisation, School-Based Management, and Quality
Springer 2009; US$ 139.99The relationship between government, education reform and student outcomes is an ambivalent and often problematic one. Focusing on the interplay between decentralization, globalization, and education reforms, this book draws on recent studies to explore the conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches that can be applied to research covering... more...









