Education: International Education

A general education resource guide for students at University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College

International Education Resources

Encyclopedia of Education
Offers a complete view of the institutions, people, processes, roles, and philosophies in educational practice in the United States and throughout the world. Features biographies of influential educators; profiles of historic colleges and universities and of organizations active in the field; and an appendix of full text source documents, including education related legislation, international treaties, and testing methods.
International Encyclopedia of Education
UN International Bureau of Education - Country Dossiers
Country dossiers provide an overview of the education system in a given country (note: not all reports are in English. Many are in French or Spanish.)
Education Policy & Data Center
provides free global education data, tools for data visualization, and policy-oriented analysis aimed at improving schools and learning in developing countries
World Bank - Education Data
World Education Encyclopedia: a survey of educational systems worldwide

OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Publications and datasets by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development & affiliated agencies.

Europa World
Extensive information on the historical background and current social and economic situation of the world's nations.
US State Department Background Notes
Provides standard background information on a country, as well as specific information regarding its economic and diplomatic relations with the United States.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
a resource for national and international statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication for more than 200 countries and territories.

Helpful keyword searches/phrases to help you search for information on international education:

      comparative education
      citizenship and cross-cultural studies
      international education
      education and global*

(The * is the truncation symbol. It enables you to search for words that begin with global. For example, global* would retrieve globalization).

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ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Education-related literature, from pre-K through adult education.
Access World News This link opens in a new window
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Regional, national, and international newspapers, 1980's-present.