Trends in European Higher Education Convergence aims to identify the indicators that meet the consensus of the academic community and higher education management experts, analysing the recognised trends within the publication and concluding which measures should be taken to improve convergence pace and avoid potential pitfalls.

This encyclopedia provides coverage of key topics, concepts, and issues, as well as in-depth studies of approximately 180 national educational systems throughout the world. Articles examine education broadly and at all levels--from primary grades through higher education, formal to informal education, country studies to global organizations.

Chapters in the first volume cover central themes in the study of higher education, while contributors to the second volume focuses on contemporary higher education issues within specific countries or regions.

An important focus of this book is the interrogation of both the social and political factors that lead to different problem posing and subsequent solutions within each region.

This volume is the first authoritative reference work to provide a truly comprehensive international description and analysis of multicultural education around the world. It is organized around key concepts and uses case studies from various nations in different parts of the world to exemplify and illustrate the concepts. Case studies are from many nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Norway, Bulgaria, Russia, South Africa, Japan, China, India, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brazil, and Mexico.