Comparative education as a field in Asia: retrospect and prospect. Issue 3 (3rd July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Manzon, Maria
• Is Part Of: Asia Pacific journal of education. Volume 37:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 283
• Page End: 298
• Publication Date: 2017-07-03
• Subjects: Comparative education -- CESA -- Asia -- intellectual field -- Bourdieu; Education -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Education -- Asia -- Periodicals; Education and state -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Education and state -- Asia -- Periodicals; Education -- Social aspects -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Education -- Social aspects -- Asia -- Periodicals; 370.95952
• DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2017.1329136
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0218-8791

Abstract

Abstract: Comparative education in Asia is witnessing changing discourses, structural opportunities, and invigorated leadership. This article will review the institutionalization of comparative education in Asia from a sociological perspective, drawing on Bourdieu's theory on the logic of social practice. After giving an overview of the historical roots of Asian comparative education, I will describe broadly its landscape noting developments in the last two decades since 1995, the foundational year of the Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA). Four main themes are explored: comparative education teaching, professional societies, research centres, and specialist publications. With a baseline understanding of the infrastructures of the field in Asia and the power dynamics that shape them, I will propose an agenda for Asian comparative education to offer meaningful contributions to multipolar knowledge production in the field. Priority themes and directions will be highlighted to articulate a stronger Asian voice and leadership in an increasingly diverse and uncertain world.