INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

EDPOL 760

Presents a comprehensive and critical understanding of the international educational development (IED) arena; the paradigms and theories that shape the field; the relationships among major actors and institutions; and themes and issues that have arisen in international educational development over the past decades.

EDPOL 274

Topics vary reflecting the specializations, expertise, and curricula of study-abroad programs.

EDPOL 245

An overview and discussion on the values, histories, systems, policies, problems, and reforms of education in East Asian societies. Examines extended issues in comparative education, including education and its relation to economic development, social inequality and stratification, gender and family, ethnicity and migration, identity formation, and student movements.

EDPOL 675

Introduction to the origins and development of the field of comparative and international education (CIE) and to explore how scholars engage some of the theoretical, ideological, methodological, and topical debates that characterize research in the field of CIE policy.

EDPOL 240

Examines the socio-cultural, political and economic forces that shape education around the world, including in the U.S. Explores a series of essential questions about the means and ends of education, including: the purposes of schooling in different locations; the role of schooling in producing inequality or supporting social change, particularly in relation to class, race, gender, migration, language, and abilities; global educational reform; global educational assessments; curriculum and pedagogy; and teacher education.