COMPARATIVE
AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
• Africa
Education-- Web portal for information and
resources on many aspects of education in Africa,
particularly from a teacher's point of view.
• African
Higher Education Research Online-- "Open access
archive of texts that focus on the study, practice and
governance of higher education in Africa. The
collection includes research reports, journal
articles, conference papers, book chapters, working
papers, booklets, and policy documents."
• Association
of Universities and Colleges of Canada--
Information on the Canadian higher education system
and exchange and study abroad opportunities in that
country.
• Boston College Center for International Higher Education-- "Dedicated to research and service in international higher education," to serve as a "focal point for discussion and thoughtful analysis of higher education." Posts the "International Higher Education" quarterly (with archives) and publications on higher education around the world from Center faculty and programs. The CIHE Databases are "a 'virtual library' of resources in the field of international higher education [with] access to publications, reports, websites, research centers, our database of scholars and 'experts' and much more."
• Canadian Education Association--
Information and publications about Canadian education
and Canadian research on education.
• Center for Higher Education Policy
Studies-- At the Universiteit Twente in the
Netherlands, "produces and disseminates knowledge with
respect to higher education policy, especially at the
system and institutional levels." Offers many free
insightful publications on higher education issues.
• Consortium
for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and
Equity-- Co-ordinated from the Centre for
International Education, University of Sussex "to
develop and encourage the application of knowledge to
improve access to basic education... [with] a
programme of research focused on countries in South
Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa to analyse policy and
practice designed to reduce exclusion." Offers
reports, information, bibliographic database, and
more. Note especially the CREATE Gateway that
"provides links to resources related to access issues
in education."
• Council of Ministers of Education,
Canada-- Information about all levels of the
Canadian educational system, from the "national voice
for education" in that country.
• Current Issues in Comparative
Education-- From Teachers College,
Columbia University, a free online international
journal for debate of issues in comparative and
international education.
• Educational Resources Information
Center (ERIC)-- "The world’s premier database of
journal and non-journal education literature,"
offering searchable access to an extensive body of
cost-free education-related literature, sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Education and the National
Library of Education.
• European Schoolnet-- Site for
European teachers, students, and school
administrators, sponsored by 30 European Ministries of
Education, with much information about education in
Europe to serve as "a gateway to national and regional
school networks."
• Eurydice-- The official
information network about national education systems
in Europe, part of the EU's Socrates Project. Posts
studies and descriptions of national education
systems, comparative studies devoted to specific
topics, and indicators and statistics. Note especially
Eurybase, a "highly detailed database – the only one
of its kind – on all education systems covered by the
Network."
• IDP Database of Research on International Education-- "This searchable database is managed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and contains details of more than 8,000 books, articles, conference papers and reports on various aspects of international education from publishers in Australia and abroad. The database houses material published from 1990 onwards." Many of the documents are available cost-free online.
• Institute of International Education--
The best source in the world
on study abroad, IIE conducts and posts
plentiful statistical, analytical, and policy research
and provides information on international study and
work opportunities.
• Inter-American Development Bank--
The education section of the website
of this international organization posts excellent
information and analysis on educational matters in
Latin America.
• International
Institute for Educational Planning-- A part of
UNESCO whose mission is "to help Member States improve
the quality and effectiveness of their education
systems." Site offers information on IIEP services and
contains a large searchable archive of free online
IIEP publications on a broad range of education
issues.
• National Center for Educational
Statistics-- The purpose of this Center, in the
U.S. Department of Education, is to collect and report
"statistics and information showing the condition and
progress of education in the United States and other
nations in order to promote and accelerate the
improvement of American education." The National Assessment of Educational
Progress is "the only nationally representative
and continuing assessment of what America's students
know and can do in various subject areas." Visit the International Activities Program
section to "learn more about how U.S. education
compares with education in other countries." The Program for International Student
Assessment is "an assessment (begun in 2000)
that focuses on 15-year-olds' capabilities in reading
literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy."
International comparisons of education are given in
the yearly Digest of Education Statistics.
Also see the Trends in International Mathematics
and Science Study that "provides reliable and
timely data on the mathematics and science achievement
of U.S. students compared to that of students in other
countries."
• OECD Education Page-- Provides online access to much internationally comparable data and analysis of key aspects of the education systems of OECD member countries, essentially all the Western industrialized democracies. See especially the Online Education Database, the Programme for International Student Assessment, and the large report Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators. The 2009 publication Education Today: The OECD Perspective offers a broad comparative review and analysis of OECD education statistics and conclusions since 2002.
• QS
World University Rankings-- "The most trusted
university ranking in the world, [now including]
university fees information," from Top
Universities, a study abroad service.
• Times
Higher Education World University Rankings--
"The only global university performance tables to
judge world class universities across all of their
core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer
and international outlook. The top universities
rankings employ 13 carefully calibrated performance
indicators to provide the most comprehensive and
balanced comparisons available, which are trusted by
students, academics, university leaders, industry and
governments."
• United Nations Children's Fund--
UNICEF works for children's rights, protection, and
sound development and produces some reports on
education and children. The best sources relating to
education are the annual State
of the World's Children reports.
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization-- One of the best sources worldwide for comparative education analysis. Note the Education Sector, with a wide variety of documents, statistics, IGO and NGO links, and contact points. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics posts "global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication." The International Bureau of Education is the center for information and research in the field of comparative education, with publications online, a very useful resource bank, and an IBE Databases section for great resources and links in that area. Check out the Education for All section and the Global Monitoring Report for in-depth country information on the status of basic education in over 150 countries. World Data on Education provides databanks on national education systems, country education profiles, and links to related resources. Look for the annual Global Education Digest that "presents the latest available data for more than 200 countries and territories." The Portal to Recognized Higher Education Institutions "offers access to on-line information on higher education institutions recognized or otherwise sanctioned by competent authorities in participating countries." The Courier is UNESCO's main magazine.
• Universitas 21-- "International network of 23 leading research-intensive universities in fifteen countries." Produces and posts a global ranking of national higher education systems, "based on resources, environment, connectivity, and output."
• Universities Worldwide-- Searchable database of links to thousands of universities in over 200 countries.
• University World News-- "The global window on higher education... reports on "the whole gamut of higher education from top world-ranking universities to institutions in more marginalised parts of the globe... news reports, analysis, features, global round-ups on key issues, plus links to interesting stories from other leading newspapers and journals around the world."
• World Bank Education Page-- Wide
variety of authoritative data, statistics, documents,
reports, and links on education worldwide from this
IGO.
