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This guide has been created to provide students and researchers of comparative and international education with information and advice on the resources available in the Library.
The UCL Institute of Education Library holds extensive print and online resources related to the development of national education systems and global education policies. The collections also cover key issues in international education such as citizenship, human rights education, and international development.
You can find key information about the Institute of Education Library such as address, opening times, phone numbers and more, on the IOE Library information page.
The guide also provides support and advice on how to access and use these resources effectively, including how-to videos, online chat, and details of the further training available via LibrarySkills@UCL.
Please use the navigation menu to see how the library can support your learning and research in comparative and international education.
Finally, please note that this is one of four guides dedicated to different aspects of education. To find out more, you can also consult the following:
The Comparative Education Collection print resources are located in the IOE Library and focus on education systems and practices around the world. Nearly 200 countries and regions are represented and the collection and are classified by continent, region or country. A vast range of international education resources can also be found on the open shelves across the IOE Library. Older print resources are held in our stores, and rare and valuable material is held in our Special Collections and Archives
The Library provides online access to a wealth of resources on comparative and international education, including eBooks, journals and databases. Other pages in this guide provide further information on how to access these resources. A selection of our latest acquisitions are highlighted in the Books and eBooks section of this guide.
Listed below are key databases in comparative and international education, you will find additional recommendations later in this guide:
This handbook covers the history, policy, practice and theories of African and Caribbean education and promotes the sustainability of socio-cultural beliefs, values, knowledge and skills in the regions. Africa and the Caribbean share commonalities of the geopolitical and historical dominance by European empires and colonialism and aftereffects of anti-blackness in the global trade in enslaved persons. Indigenous religious, cultural, and ethnic currents in Africa are echoed in the Caribbean along with a strong infusion of Asian and other ethnic influences.
This book draws critical connections between teacher education or preparation and the field of comparative and international education (CIE) showing ways in which the two fields can inform and advance one another. The chapters consider how teacher education shapes and is shaped by CIE, particularly in an era of socio-cultural upheavals, politico-economic transformations and climate or health crises affecting the human and natural world.
Covers a wide range of historical perspectives, realities, research and practice of internationalization of higher education (IHE) in the global south and makes comparisons to IHE issues in the global north.
A resource for academics, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners who need a clear picture of global learning.
This collection brings together many of the world's leading sociologists of education to explore and address key issues and concerns within the discipline.
This handbook is based on the most recent research and practice from across the world, with the 'Geographically-Based Overviews' section providing summaries of global citizenship and education provided for Southern Africa, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, Latin America, and East and South East Asia.
Comprehensive overview of the ways in which domestic education policy is framed and influenced by global institutions and actors.
This two-volume compendium brings together leading scholars from around the world who provide authoritative studies of the old and new epistemic motifs and theoretical strands that have characterized the interdisciplinary field of comparative and international education in the last 50 years.
The World Yearbook of Education 2019 comprises contributions from internationally renowned scholars exploring novel concepts and methodologies in grappling with contemporary empirical phenomena in educational research.
This volume is an authoritative overview of the main issues in higher education around the world today.
This Handbook analyzes the origins, contributions, and interpretations of international education.
This volume displays the current state of the scholarship for schools and schooling in Asia including emerging, controversial and cutting-edge contributions using a thematic approach.
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The IOE Library organises regular displays on various themes related to Education and the Social Sciences, where we showcase our wonderful collections.
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