Border-crossing in Education

This insightful collection, Border-crossing in Education, examines the complex exchanges that shape educational policies and practices across cultures.

The book Border-crossing in Education presents a collection of case studies that delve into various cultural contexts to uncover the intricate connections and exchanges shaping educational practices, policies, and systems. Emphasizing the roles of both individual and collective actors, the work highlights how these entities initiate, promote, or reshape the transfer of policy models across borders. This focus on the dynamics of educational exchanges provides a comprehensive understanding of the global influences that inform local practices.

Contributors to Border-crossing in Education examine the circulatory mechanisms that have been prevalent in the educational landscape during both modern and contemporary times. By varying their observational scales from local to international, they reveal the multilateral nature of the dynamics at play. The diverse approaches employed in these studies enrich our understanding of how educational policies and systems evolve, particularly by showcasing their international inspirations and influences.

Importantly, the studies included in this book do not simply highlight instances of borrowing and hybridization, which might suggest that national borders are irrelevant. Instead, they underscore the significance of resistance, reinterpretation, and rejection as essential components of transnational exchanges. Through this lens, Border-crossing in Education advocates for a historical perspective to effectively address the complexities of these educational mechanisms and policies, particularly in relation to childhood education. Originally published as a special issue of Paedagogica Historica, this collection offers valuable insights into the interplay of local and global educational influences.