"This book introduces major themes surrounding comparative and international education, giving you a nuanced understanding of key debates, and thinkers, and the tools necessary to conduct comparisons using secondary sources. Social, economic, historical, and cultural factors are examined in order to investigate the wider context in which education takes place. Important theories and research exploring how globalisation has influenced practice are critically examined, providing you with an understanding of international schooling, multicultural education, global citizenship education and the internationalisation of higher education. Coverage also includes: Activities to extend your thinking on key themes. Case studies from around the world raising thought-provoking questions on chapter topics. Critical perspectives on key themes such as PISA. The relationship between development, education and inequality. Gender and education in a global context. This is essential reading for students on undergraduate Education Studies degrees, and for similar courses covering comparative and international education." from back cover.