This book series
grows out of the current global interest and turmoil over comparative education
and its role in international competition. The specific series grows out of two
ongoing educational programs which are integrated in the partnership, the
University of Windsor-Southwest University Teacher Education Reciprocal
Learning Program and the Shanghai-Toronto-Beijing Sister School Network. These programs provide a comprehensive
educational approach ranging from preschool to teacher education programs. This
framework provides a structure for a set of ongoing Canada-China research teams
in school curriculum and teacher education areas. The overall aim of the
Partnership program, and therefore of the proposed book series, is to draw on
school and university educational programs to create a comprehensive
cross-cultural knowledge base and understanding of school education, teacher
education and the cultural contexts for education in China and the West.