From the Editor - International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives - Volume 8, Number 3, 2007

Abstract

This issue is the launch of a revamped version of the International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives (IEJ). By adding the subheading 'comparative perspectives' to the title, it is intended that articles contain comparative elements or perspectives. This subtle change helps to broaden the scope of the journal to include other forms of education that may not necessarily be international in approach but nonetheless significant by virtue of comparison. In addition, this distinction helps engage a larger audience of contributors and readers who consider themselves not only as researchers in the field of comparative and international education, but who work in more specific subject areas such as intercultural studies, international development, internationalisation and globalisation, leadership and policy, multiculturalism, peace studies, post colonialism, and youth studies. Moreover, it adds a new and emerging dimension in which such research can be used to investigate patterns and build upon a body of knowledge relating to systems and structures, places, peoples, organisations, cultures, and best practices to name a few. It is an attempt to scaffold relevant information in such a way as to identify distinctions, underscore unique characteristics or patterns, and identify new trends. In its presentation of stimulating topics and literature reviews, the current issue represents an exercise in explaining education through different ways of thinking, knowing, experiencing and analysing.