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Comparative education as a field in Asia: retrospect and prospect.
- Source :
- Asia Pacific Journal of Education; Sep2017, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p283-298, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Comparative education in Asia is witnessing changing discourses, structural opportunities, and invigorated leadership. This article will review the institutionalization of comparative education in Asia from a sociological perspective, drawing on Bourdieu’s theory on the logic of social practice. After giving an overview of the historical roots of Asian comparative education, I will describe broadly its landscape noting developments in the last two decades since 1995, the foundational year of the Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA). Four main themes are explored: comparative education teaching, professional societies, research centres, and specialist publications. With a baseline understanding of the infrastructures of the field in Asia and the power dynamics that shape them, I will propose an agenda for Asian comparative education to offer meaningful contributions to multipolar knowledge production in the field. Priority themes and directions will be highlighted to articulate a stronger Asian voice and leadership in an increasingly diverse and uncertain world. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02188791
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Asia Pacific Journal of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125034866
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2017.1329136