The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Studies in Education

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Notes on the Editors and Contributors
Preface
Methods and Practice in Comparative Education Research: Models, Ontologies and Epistemologies
Part I: The Status of Comparative Education Research
1: The Status of Comparative Education Research in the 21st Century: An Empiricist’s View
2: Critical Challenges in Approaches and Experience in Comparative Education Research
3: Enduring Issues in Education: Comparative Perspectives
4: Riddled with Gaping Wounds: A Methodological Critique of Comparative and International Studies in Education: Views of a Professor
Part II: Measurement Methods in Comparative Education Research
5: Challenges in International Large-Scale Educational Surveys
6: Non-Cognitive Attributes: Measurement and Meaning
7: Methodological Challenges to Measuring Heterogeneous Populations Internationally
8: The Participation of Latin American Countries in International Assessments: Assessment Capacity, Validity, and Fairness
9: Validity Issues in Qualitative and Quantitative Research of Cross-National Studies
10: Mixed Methods in Education: Visualising the Quality of Quantitative Data
Part III: Research Practices in Comparative Studies of Education
11: Growth and Development of Large-Scale International Comparative Studies and their Influence on Comparative Education Thinking
12: The Meaning of Motivation to Learn in Cross-National Comparisons: A Review of Recent International Research on Ability, Self-Concept, and Interest
13: Examining Change over Time in International Large-Scale Assessments: Lessons Learned from PISA
14: Qualitative Comparative Education Research: Perennial Issues, New Approaches and Good Practice
15: Methodological Challenges in Conducting International Research on Teaching Quality Using Standardized Observations
16: The Measurement and Use of Socioeconomic Status in Educational Research
Part IV: Lessons from International Comparisons of Student Behavior
17: Early Childhood Care and Education in the Era of Sustainable Development: Balancing Local and Global Priorities
18: Equity of Access to Pre-Primary Education and Long-Term Benefits: A Cross-Country Analysis
19: Primary Education Curricula across the World: Qualitative and Quantitative Methodology in International Comparison
20: Outside-School-Time Activities and Shadow Education
21: Measuring Opportunity: Two Perspectives on the ‘Black Box’ of School Learning
22: What Can International Comparative Tests Tell Us about the Future Supply of Highly Skilled STEM Workers?
Part V: International Comparisons of Instruction
23: Comparative Research on Teacher Learning Communities in a Global Context
24: Teaching Instructional Practices: Play-Based Learning – Supporting the Transition from Early Years to Primary Education
25: Challenges in Practice: A Critical Examination of Efforts to Link Teacher Practices and Student Achievement
26: Global Higher Education Trends: Implications for Policy and Practice
27: Digital Technologies and Educational Transformation
28: International Large-Scale Student Assessments and their Impact on National School Reforms
Part VI: Influence of Large-Scale Assessments on Policy
29: Changes in the World-Wide Distribution of Large-Scale International Assessments
30: The Uneasy Relation between International Testing and Comparative Education Research1
31: Global and Local Dissonance when Comparing Nation-States and Educational Performance
32: Building Learning Assessment Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
Index