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COMPARATIVE & INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION SOCIETY

Leaders in the research, practice, and advancement of comparative and international education
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CIES IS THE LARGEST AND OLDEST OF 47 COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETIES AROUND THE WORLD

Its more than 4,000 individual members — researchers, analysts, practitioners, and students — represent over 1,000 universities, research institutes, government departments, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral agencies across the globe. 

From cross-disciplinary perspectives, CIES members explore educational issues related to schools, students, teachers, and administrators — from early childhood and primary school to secondary and higher education, as well as non-formal education and lifelong learning. Some compare achievement inequalities across socio-economic status, gender, ethnicity, and language. Others examine the relationship between education and cultural processes, democratization, globalization, economic development, and political conflict. 

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Leadership for the Society is composed of the Board of Directors, Committees, and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) working with the Office of the Executive Director (OED).

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ACTIVITIES AND WORK

Our charter guides and directs the members of the Society to:

  • Promote teaching and research in comparative and international education in institutions of higher learning in both national and international contexts;
  • Foster application of comparative theories and research in applied settings;
  • Facilitate publication and dissemination of comparative, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, and international studies contributing to interpretation of developments in the field of education in their broad and interrelated political, economic, and social context;
  • Encourage educational and cultural exchanges; and
  • Promote and foster understanding of how educational policies and programs can improve social and economic development.
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