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标题：Comparative and International Education: Contemporary Challenges, Reconceptualization and New Directions for the Field
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作者：Michael Crossley
期刊名称：Current Issues in Comparative Education
电子版ISSN：1523-1615
出版年度：2002
卷号：4
期号：2
出版社：Columbia University, Teachers College
摘要：In this article the contemporary challenges faced by the field of comparative and international education are considered in the light of work relating to two recent special numbers of the journal Comparative Education, titled "Comparative Education for the Twenty-first Century" (Crossley & Jarvis 2000; Crossley with Jarvis 2001). Underpinning this collective work is recognition of the widespread revitalization of interest in comparative and international education--and of the simultaneous need for critical reflection if the field is to better meet the needs of the twenty-first century. Indeed, together, the two special numbers of Comparative Education were designed to stimulate and contribute to a critical and forward-looking debate on the future of the field itself. In tune with the current on-line discussion in Current Issues in Comparative Education (CICE), future submissions on such issues are, therefore, also welcomed from the Editorial Board of that journal. In the light of the contemporary challenges identified, a case for the fundamental reconceptualization of the field is advanced along with a pointer towards some new directions for the futur