This book offers a relevant sample of the current research on Latin American education in comparative perspective. It presents and analyzes the most relevant topics, research agendas, and some of…

This volume by noted critical education scholar Carlos Alberto Torres takes up the question of how structural changes in schooling and the growing impacts of neoliberalism and globalization affect social…

Provides new insights on the lasting impact of famed philosopher and educator Paulo Freire

50 years after the publication of his masterpiece, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, this book brings new…

This volume explores the complex relationships among universities, states, and markets throughout the Americas in light of the growing influence of globalization.

This is an introduction to Brazilian educator Paulo Freire and German critical theorist Jurgen Habermas. It compares their theories and situates their thinking in relation to other social theories and…

Globalization has emerged as one of the key social, political and economic forces of the twenty-first century, challenging national borders, long established institutions of governance and cultural norms and behaviors…

Editors Robert F. Arnove and Carlos Alberto Torres, along with new coeditor Stephen Franz, have assembled the key scholars in comparative education, bringing a new edition of their groundbreaking book…

This book examines the intersection of politics and education in a fascinating and ambitious project of educational reform in a major Latin American urban center. It discusses the ways in…