TY - CHAP
T1 - Introduction
T2 - Comparative and international education as an infinite field
AU - Wiseman, Alexander W.
AU - Wolhuter, C. C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 by Emerald Publishing Limited All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The scope and breadth of the field of comparative and international education (CIE) is immense. There are few, if any, limitations on theme, issue, theory, method, or data that are relevant to CIE. In addition, every context or combination of contexts - social, political, economic, cultural - are available for both CIE scholars and professionals to do research on or work in. The flexibility and scope of the field can be a benefit, but create serious challenges to those who work in and study it. It also poses problems for those attempting to professionalize the field by creating areas of specialization or ownership. At the same time, the development of the field has historically been one of push and pull between international educational agendas and organizations with local or stakeholder-driven needs and situations. This chapter highlights those challenges and introduces the volume’s chapters.
AB - The scope and breadth of the field of comparative and international education (CIE) is immense. There are few, if any, limitations on theme, issue, theory, method, or data that are relevant to CIE. In addition, every context or combination of contexts - social, political, economic, cultural - are available for both CIE scholars and professionals to do research on or work in. The flexibility and scope of the field can be a benefit, but create serious challenges to those who work in and study it. It also poses problems for those attempting to professionalize the field by creating areas of specialization or ownership. At the same time, the development of the field has historically been one of push and pull between international educational agendas and organizations with local or stakeholder-driven needs and situations. This chapter highlights those challenges and introduces the volume’s chapters.
KW - Comparative education
KW - Development education
KW - International education
KW - Multidisciplinarity
KW - Scope of field
KW - Secondary analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070483010&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/S1479-367920190000036001
DO - 10.1108/S1479-367920190000036001
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85070483010
T3 - International Perspectives on Education and Society
BT - International Perspectives on Education and Society
PB - Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
ER -