Books in the International Perspectives on Educational Policy, Research and Practice series

Written by Nordic researchers and teacher educators, this book provides insights into early childhood discourses and practices in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It also explores Nordic themes, trends, and practices as they emerge in the chapters on such topics as Nordic childhoods, children's perspectives, and more.

Through a series of four interconnected studies, this book focuses on the youths' perceptions. It includes a chapter that examines the organizational modus operandi of several schools, eliciting field-based models for handling immigrant students.

A look at the challenges facing education in Central Asia. In this study, the author contests that understanding the challenges throughout the 15 former republics of the former Soviet Union is helpful in understanding the progress and setback in the Central Asian Republics.

Have recent efforts to restructure education resulted in actual improvement? Lindblad (education, Uppsala U.), Popkewitz (education, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) and contributors take a global look at the democratization of education on an international level, describing the consequences and controversies caused not only in the education community but

A comprehensive reference book for libraries, scholars, and comparative and international studies researchers. This volume contains 33 chapters on all major educational topics, including research using all qualitative and quantitative methodologies, with research from 23 countries and all inhabited continents.

A comprehensive reference book for libraries, scholars, and comparative and international studies researchers. This volume contains 33 chapters on all major educational topics, including research using all qualitative and quantitative methodologies, with research from 23 countries and all inhabited continents.