This handbook offers a global perspective on the historical development of educational institutions, systems of schooling, educational ideas, and educational experiences. Its 36 chapters consider the field's changing scholarship, while examining particular national and regional themes and offering a comparative perspective. Each also provides suggestions for further research and analysis.

Acknowledgments Contributors Introduction John L. Rury and Eileen H. Tamura Part I. INTERPRETIVE FRAMES IN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY 1. Consensus and Revisionism in Educational History Gary McCulloch 2. The Urban History of Education Ansley T. Erickson 3. Method in the History of Education William Richardson 4. Theory in the History of Education Isaac Gottesman Part II. PRE-MODERN ROOTS 5. Education in Greek and Roman Antiquity Mark Joyal 6. Education in Medieval Europe Spencer E. Young 7. Education in Pre-Modern China and Japan Conrad Schirokauer 8. Pre-Colonial Indigenous Education in the Western Hemisphere and Pacific Adrea Lawrence Part III. THE RISE OF NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS 9. National Education Systems: Europe James C. Albisetti 10. National Education Systems: North America Nancy Beadie 11. National Education Systems: Australia and New Zealand Craig Campbell and Maxine Stephenson 12. National Education Systems: Latin America G. Antonio Espinoza 13. National Education Systems: Asia Elizabeth VanderVen 14. National Education Systems: Africa Peter Kallaway 15. National Education Systems: Middle East Heidi Morrison Part IV. THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN HIGHER EDUCATION 16. Higher Education in Modern Europe Vincent Carpentier 17. The German University and Its Influence Charles E. McClelland 18. Higher Education in Canada and the United States Philo Hutcheson 19. Higher Education in Asia Anthony Welch 20. The Professions and Professional Education Richard K. Neumann Jr. Part V. INEQUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION 21. Inequality in Education Judith Kafka 22. Gendering the History of Education Lucy E. Bailey and Karen Graves 23. Education and Migration in History Paul J. Ramsey 24. Race and Ethnicity in Education History Yoon K. Pak 25. Education and the African Diaspora Christopher M. Span and Brenda N. Sanya 26. Colonial Education and Anti-Colonial Struggles Ana Isabel Madeira and Luís Grosso Correia Part VI. EDUCATIONAL REFORM AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE 27. Conflicting Constructions of Childhood and Children in Education History Barbara Beatty 28. Religion and the History of Education James W. Fraser and Diane L. Moore 29. Progressive Education William J. Reese 30. The History of School Teachers and Administrators Kate Rousmaniere 31. Transitions from Rural to Urban Schooling David A. Gamson 32. The Modern History of Literacy David Vincent 33. Curriculum History Daniel Tröhler 34. The History of Non-formal and Informal Education Andrew Grunzke 35. The History of Technology and Education Sevan Terzian 36. The History of Transnational and Comparative Education Marcelo Caruso Index

"Historians and university librarians should add this handbook to their collections. They will be giving themselves and graduate students a handy and comprehensive reference that all of us can use to further the scholarship in the history of education field." -- Jason Ellis, Historical Studies in Education/Revue d'histoire de l'éducation

Selling point: Offers a truly global perspective on the history of education Selling point: Provides comprehensive coverage of many topics in the development of educational systems & practices Selling point: Offers a range of interpretive and methodological perspectives Selling point: Great historical depth is represented, from the ancient world to recent times

John L. Rury is professor of Education and (by courtesy) History and African & African American Studies at the University of Kansas. He has served as president of the History of Education Society, USA, and as a vice president of the American Educational Research Association. He is an author or editor of nine books on the history of American education. Eileen H. Tamura is professor emeritus at the College of Education, University of Hawai 'i. Before her retirement, she served as chair of the Department of Educational Foundations. She served as president of the History of Education Society (USA). She is the author, coauthor, or editor of seven history books.

Selling point: Offers a truly global perspective on the history of education Selling point: Provides comprehensive coverage of many topics in the development of educational systems & practices Selling point: Offers a range of interpretive and methodological perspectives Selling point: Great historical depth is represented, from the ancient world to recent times