At the beginning of the 21st century, new features have emerged within the field of comparative education. Its contributors come from a wide range of countries and contexts, and present their work within a framework set by the 11th congress of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES).

Tradition, Change, and the Role of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies.- Conceptual and Methodological Approaches.- The Future of Comparative and International Education in a Globalised World.- Appropriation, Appreciation, Accommodation: Indigenous Wisdoms and Knowledges in Higher Education.- Comparative Education in a Microcosm: Methodological Insights from the International Schools Sector in Hong Kong.- Political Forces and Comparative Education.- A Decade of Transformation: Educational Policies in Central and Eastern Europe.- Decentralisation and Educational Reform in Siberia and the Russian Far East.- Lifelong Learning and Adult Education: Russia meets the West.- Approaches to Global Education in the United States, England and Japan.- Primary Schooling in China and India: Understanding how Sociocontextual Factors Moderate the Role of the State.- Cultures in Comparative Perspective.- Cultural and School-Grade Differences in Korean and White American Children’s Narrative Skills.- Childhood Ideology in the United States: A Comparative Cultural View.- Social Hierarchy and Group Solidarity: The Meanings of Work and Vocation/Profession in the Chinese Context and their Implications for Vocational Education.- What Children have Lost by the Modernisation of Education: A Comparison of Experiences in Western Europe and Eastern Asia.