The course provides an overview of major concepts and theories in the field of comparative and international education (CIE), and debates in relation to the methodologies and specific methods appropriate to the field. Major historical and contemporary scholars and studies will be examined to develop students' understandings about the conceptual and methodological issues within CIE. In particular, the course focuses on particular problems or issues in educational systems, contexts, regions or nations, and the competing theoretical positions and debates that underpin and surround these lines of research. This includes students' study of identified case-studies, applying particular theories and discussing their findings.