CURRICULUM VITAE

Gita Steiner-Khamsi 

Professor of Comparative and International Education

International and Transcultural Studies

 

1976 - 1979

University of Zürich, Switzerland 

M.A., Social Psychology

EDUCATION

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Comparative Policy Studies in Education

Education sector strategies and reviews in a development context, school reform and teacher education reform.

Theories and Debates in International and Comparative Education

Transnational policy borrowing/lending, globalization, education and revolution/political change, disenfranchised minorities and schooling, social and institutional network analysis of international organizations, colonial and postcolonial studies in education.

Comparative Methodology

Multiple case study methodology, mixed methods designs, indicator research, applied program evaluation.

1980 - 1983

University of Zürich, Switzerland 

Ph.D., Social Psychology