Comparative and international education: convergences, tensions and challenges in a transforming world
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This issue of the Latin American Journal of Humanities and Educational Divergences presents a dossier on Comparative and International Education, highlighting its importance as a field of inquiry for understanding the transformations, convergences, and tensions shaping educational systems in a global context characterized by digitalization, internationalization, artificial intelligence, and persistent social inequalities. From a critical and context-sensitive perspective, comparative education is presented as a valuable analytical framework for examining the interaction between international educational agendas and national realities, particularly in Latin America, fostering the development of more inclusive, equitable, and contextually relevant educational policies and practices.
The contributions featured in this volume address topics such as accreditation policies, researcher training, digital transformation, artificial intelligence governance, access to higher education, school dropout, educational leadership, and pedagogical mediation, complemented by reviews of recent publications on education and sustainable development. Collectively, these works enrich the academic dialogue by providing comparative evidence, critical reflections, and innovative perspectives that encourage the reexamination of educational policies, practices, and institutions in response to contemporary challenges, reaffirming the journal's commitment to advancing educational research and scholarly exchange across the region.
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