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