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1. Trends and Issues in the Teaching of Comparative Education

Patricia K. Kubow, Allison H. Blosser
Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2014
ISBN: 978-1-78350-453-4, eISBN: 978-1-78350-454-1
ISSN: 1479-3679
Publication date: 22 August 2014

 Abstract
 This discussion essay explores trends and issues in the teaching of
comparative education. We argue that the field of Comparative and
International Education (CIE) must give more attention to the aspect of
teaching, as comparative education courses are increasingly being affected
by diminishing devotion to social foundations of education programming in
many institutions of higher education and schools. Ironically, despite
growing pluralism, the rise of economic utilitarianism has led to technicist-
driven curriculum and less inquiry about philosophical, historical, and
cultural assumptions underlying educational policy and practice. Another
challenge in the teaching of comparative education is that students are
often ill-prepared to understand and utilize the most basic social science
concepts. Recognizing that teaching and research in CIE are inevitably
linked, it is argued that a transformational model that advances CIE across
disciplines, schools, and departments may reinforce its importance and
ensure that the benefits that comparative inquiry affords – namely critical
reflexivity, insight about school–society relationships, and possibilities for
educational improvement – are addressed and safeguarded in tertiary and
teacher education. An understanding of cultural and national contexts is
important to educational reform and enables educators to view
globalization in terms of how it benefits or undermines humanistic aims,
namely the importance of individuals and the uniqueness of cultures.
 Citation
 Kubow, P.K. and Blosser, A.H. (2014), "Trends and Issues in the Teaching of
Comparative Education", Annual Review of Comparative and International
Education 2014 (International Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol.
25), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 15-22. https://doi-
org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1108/S1479-367920140000025000
2. Education for All and its Influence on at-risk Student Policy in Curacao, Netherlands Antille
Rosita C. Tormala-Nita
Education for All
ISBN: 978-0-7623-1441-6, eISBN: 978-1-84950-504-8
ISSN: 1479-3679
Publication date: 11 May 2007

 Abstract
 In this chapter, educational policy development addressing the
learning needs of the at-risk population in Curacao is described as a
direct result of the implementation of the global standards of the
EFA goals. The at-risk student population is defined in this chapter
as the proportion of students whose home language differs from
the school language. Achievement is based on proficiency in the
language of schools and a national tracking system, which has
historically accommodated the learning needs of the at-risk into
various school types. This chapter argues how the global promises
for a quality education for all is exposing a more than 40-year-old
policy of national tracking that questions the right to an academic
education for the majority of the at-risk students. Goal 4 of the EFA
places Curacao as an example of islands which have long surpassed
the target for participation in technical and vocational programs.
The chapter opens with an overview of the goals and targets that
created a framework for continuous structural reform of a
complacent system of education for all backed by compulsory
education.
 Citation
 Tormala-Nita, R.C. (2007), "Education for All and its Influence on at-
risk Student Policy in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles", Baker, D.P.
and Wiseman, A.W. (Ed.) Education for All (International
Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol. 8), Emerald Group
Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 325-336. https://doi-
org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1016/S1479-3679(06)08011-X

3. Access to Higher Education in Brazil: The Evolution of the Last 15 Years

Cibele Yahn de Andrade
Mitigating Inequality: Higher Education Research, Policy, and Practice in an Era of
Massification and Stratification
ISBN: 978-1-78560-291-7, eISBN: 978-1-78560-290-0
ISSN: 1479-358X
Publication date: 27 November 2015

 Abstract
 Enrollment in higher education in Brazil has been steadily growing
and has reached 7 million recently. However, still only 21% of the
population with age between 18 and 24 attend a higher education
course. In this paper, we analyze how family income and race
 (defined in Brazil by self-declared skin color) affect the equity of
access to higher education.

 Citation
 de Andrade, C.Y. (2015), "Access to Higher Education in Brazil: The
Evolution of the Last 15 Years", Mitigating Inequality: Higher
Education Research, Policy, and Practice in an Era of Massification
and Stratification (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities,
Vol. 11), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 1-18.
https://doi-org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1108/S1479-
358X20150000011002

4. Sport Entrepreneurship Education

Vanessa Ratten, Esha Thukral
Sport Entrepreneurship
ISBN: 978-1-83982-837-9, eISBN: 978-1-83982-836-2
Publication date: 25 August 2020

 Abstract
 Although much of the discussion on entrepreneurship education
focuses on introducing entrepreneurship skills into other disciplines,
the reality is education should be already about challenging existing
practices and ways of thinking. This chapter argues that the trend
toward integrating entrepreneurship skills into other curricula
presents an important shift in teaching practices for sport
management teachers. If we begin with the assumption that other
disciplines do not have an entrepreneurial mindset, then sport
entrepreneurship education cannot be sustainable in its own right
but rather needs to be integrated as the foundation for all
education courses. Therefore, a number of new approaches to
entrepreneurship education are beginning to emerge about the
need to develop stronger links between business and other
disciplines. These potential synergies will help bring sport
entrepreneurship education to the forefront of other disciplines
and change sport student's mindsets in terms of learning practices.
This chapter aims to contribute to the growing field of sport
entrepreneurship education by presenting and analyzing existing
research and to suggest future research areas.

 Citation
 Ratten, V. and Thukral, E. (2020), "Sport Entrepreneurship
Education", Sport Entrepreneurship, Emerald Publishing Limited,
Bingley, pp. 151-160. https://doi-
org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1108/978-1-83982-836-
220201021
5. General and Special Education Inclusion in an Age of Change: An Introduction
Jeffrey P. Bakken
General and Special Education Inclusion in an Age of Change: Impact on Students with
Disabilities
ISBN: 978-1-78635-542-3, eISBN: 978-1-78635-541-6
ISSN: 0270-4013
Publication date: 24 October 2016

 Abstract
 Inclusion is a concept that has been around for years and is
implemented in our schools. Some schools do it well and others are
still working on it. Inclusion is meant to include students with
disabilities in the general education classroom and curriculum. This
chapter will briefly discuss special education as well as inclusion.
Inclusion will be defined, and benefits and also myths of inclusion
will be discussed. In addition, research that supports inclusion will
be described. This chapter lays the foundation for the other
chapters in this volume that will discuss inclusion and students with
specific types of disabilities.

 Citation
 Bakken, J.P. (2016), "General and Special Education Inclusion in an
Age of Change: An Introduction", General and Special Education
Inclusion in an Age of Change: Impact on Students with Disabilities
(Advances in Special Education, Vol. 31), Emerald Group Publishing
Limited, Bingley, pp. 1-12. https://doi-
org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1108/S0270-
401320160000031001

6. How to develop higher education curricula towards employability? A multi-stakeholder

approach

Daniela Olo, Leonida Correia, Conceição Rego

Education + Training
ISSN: 0040-0912
Article publication date: 1 December 2021

 Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to find out what conditions are needed to enhance higher
education curricula towards employability from the perspective of different
stakeholders in the graduate labour market.

Design/methodology/approach
An empirical study was developed, using a qualitative approach, based on
semi-structured interviews with higher education institutions (HEIs) and
labour market players, in the north region of Portugal. The data were
analysed through content and descrip\tive analysis with NVivo.
  Citation
Olo, D., Correia, L. and Rego, C. (2021), "How to develop higher education
curricula towards employability? A multi-stakeholder approach", Education
+ Training, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi-
org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1108/ET-10-2020-0329

7. Incorporating Peace Education into Aqidah Akhlak Subject in East Aceh

Suadi, Saifuddin, Fadli
Proceedings of MICoMS 2017
eISBN: 978-1-78756-793-1
ISSN: 2516-2853
Open Access. Publication date: 4 May 2018

 Abstract
Purpose – This paper aims to explain the concept of post-conflict peace
education that has been implemented in East Aceh.

Design/Methodology/Approach – This research used the qualitative method

where data were gathered by deep interview and study of documents.

Findings – The results show that the Aceh government education agency has
not yet developed a standarized concept of peace education to be
implemented throught out the schools in East Aceh. However, non-
governmental agencies both national and international have stepped ahead
and implemented it in formal and non-formal educational institutions.
UNICEF and AusAID had facilitated the preparation of a peace education
textbook which was written by academicians at UIN Ar-Raniry in 2005. It has
been applied to many schools in East Aceh by incorporating peace education
in to Aqidah Akhlak subject.

 Citation
Suadi, , Saifuddin, and Fadli, (2018), "Incorporating Peace Education into
Aqidah Akhlak Subject in East Aceh", Proceedings of MICoMS 2017 (Emerald
Reach Proceedings Series, Vol. 1), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp.
467-472. https://doi-org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1108/978-1-
78756-793-1-00013
8. World Bank Group Education Strategy 2020
Christopher S. Collins, Alexander W. Wiseman
Education Strategy in the Developing World: Revising the World Bank's Education Policy
ISBN: 978-1-78052-276-0, eISBN: 978-1-78052-277-7
ISSN: 1479-3679
Publication date: 12 March 2012

 Abstract
Education is fundamental to development and growth. Access to education,
which is a basic human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,
is also a strategic development investment. The human mind makes possible
all other development achievements, from health advances and agricultural
innovation to infrastructure construction and private sector growth. For
developing countries to reap these benefits fully—both by learning from the
stock of global ideas and through innovation—they need to unleash the
potential of the human mind. And there is no better tool for doing so than
education.

 Citation
Collins, C.S. and Wiseman, A.W. (2012), "World Bank Group Education
Strategy 2020", Collins, C.S. and Wiseman, A.W. (Ed.) Education Strategy in
the Developing World: Revising the World Bank's Education Policy
(International Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol. 16), Emerald
Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 19-30. https://doi-
org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1108/S1479-3679(2012)0000016005

9. Race, Politics, and Geography of the Malaysian Education System: An Imaginary Piece on
How Comparative and International Education Can Benefit Malaysia

Pravindharan Balakrishnan
Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2019
ISBN: 978-1-83867-724-4, eISBN: 978-1-83867-723-7
ISSN: 1479-3679
Publication date: 17 June 2020 Reprints & Permissions

 Abstract
This chapter explores the complexities surrounding the Malaysian education
system in terms of race relations, political need of reform, and geographical
diversity. In terms of race relations, the establishment of vernacular schools
which was initially intended to cater to the sensitivities of the multi-ethnic
character of the Malaysian population has continued the racial division of
students in primary schooling along the lines of ethno-linguistic
heterogeneity. This chapter also looks at the Malaysian Education Blueprint,
an ambitious plan to reform the education system, which stemmed out of
 political necessity from the previous government in addressing the public’s
disapproval of the education system. Finally, the inherent geographical
diversity in Malaysia has further magnified the differences of educational
attainment of the different layers of the Malaysian community. Upon
addressing these complexities, this chapter then takes an imaginary position
on empowering Malaysian teachers as powerful agents in addressing these
complexities by equipping them with comparativist insights. By streamlining
efforts to provide a platform for intra-country comparative research, this
chapter concludes that previous education reforms in Malaysia were
unsuccessful due to the lack of research-based evidence.

 Citation
Balakrishnan, P. (2020), "Race, Politics, and Geography of the Malaysian
Education System: An Imaginary Piece on How Comparative and
International Education Can Benefit Malaysia", Wiseman, A.W. (Ed.) Annual
Review of Comparative and International Education 2019 (International
Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol. 39), Emerald Publishing Limited,
Bingley, pp. 61-67.
https://doi-org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1108/S1479-
367920200000039009

10. BIM for Construction Education: Initial Findings from a Literature Review

Theophilus O.O. Olowa, Emlyn Witt, Irene Lill

10th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization
eISBN: 978-1-83867-051-1
ISSN: 2516-2853
Open Access. Publication date: 1 May 2019

 Abstract
Purpose
BIM education for construction professionals has tended to lag industry
developments. This investigation initiates doctoral research into the use of
BIM for construction education. The purpose of this study is to gain an
understanding of existing examples of BIM education, their characteristics,
the challenges faced in their implementation and any clear trends to focus
the doctoral research effort.

Design/Methodology/Approach
A systematic search of peer-reviewed BIM education literature was carried
out. From the articles captured, 51 specific cases of BIM education were
identified and analysed.

 Citation
 Olowa, T.O.O., Witt, E. and Lill, I. (2019), "BIM for Construction Education:
Initial Findings from a Literature Review", Lill, I. and Witt, E. (Ed.) 10th Nordic
Conference on Construction Economics and Organization (Emerald Reach
Proceedings Series, Vol. 2), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 305-
313. https://doi-org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1108/S2516-
285320190000002047

11. Legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic for language education: Focusing on institutes
managers’ lived experiences

Dara Tafazoli, Samira Atefi Boroujeni

Journal for Multicultural Education
ISSN: 2053-535X
Article publication date: 2 December 2021

 Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to compare the use of technology in language institutes
before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, the authors illustrate the
legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic for language institutes from the
managers’ perspective.

Design/methodology/approach
In the current study, the authors went through a systematic process of
collecting qualitative data, discovering sub-categories, forming categories
out of them and explaining the topic under investigation using selected
categories.

 Citation
Tafazoli, D. and Atefi Boroujeni, S. (2021), "Legacies of the COVID-19
pandemic for language education: Focusing on institutes managers’ lived
experiences", Journal for Multicultural Education, Vol. ahead-of-print No.
ahead-of-print. https://doi-org.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/10.1108/JME-
08-2021-0161