| Starts: | Sunday March 22, 2009 at 8:00am |
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| Ends: | Thursday March 26, 2009 at 5:00pm |
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Region: | Charleston, South Carolina Are |
| Location: |
Teachers College at Columbia University Charleston, S CAROLINA US |
| Price: | |
| Website: | http://convention3.allacademic.com/one/cies/cies09/index.php?cmd=cies09&id= |
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| Keywords: | Comparative Studies, International Comparison, Schooling, International Studies, Education, Curriculum |
| Intended For: | Professor, Graduate Student, College Student, Politician, International Activist, Business Associate of International Farm, etc |
| Organization: | CIES |
53rd Annual Meeting of CIES
The conference will be devoted to the theme of The Politics of Comparison. As educational researchers and practitioners who work beyond our own national boundaries, we are compelled to grapple with the phenomenon of "traveling reforms" or so-called "best practices" that are transferred from one country to another. The circulation of "best practices" is but one of the new tools to exert international influence on national policy-making. International standards, global benchmarks and national targets often rely on international comparison. Why exactly has international comparison been championed as an effective policy tool, and what impact has it had on local initiatives and practices? These and other related questions will be a particular focus of attention during the 2009 CIES conference.