Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Handbook of Comparative Education Law: British Commonwealth Nations: 1

Each of the four volumes in this set, as well as each volume independently, provide comparative analyses for researches, practitioners, and students of the law and education In examining law and education in various countries around the world. Designed to allow readers to learn from, rather than copy, the legal and educational systems in these volumes, the books are designed to generate thought and conversation on how education can be improved around the world. By having chapter authors, leading academicians in the home countries, follow the same template so it can be easier to compare similarities and differences, thereby helping to make the book user friendly. The value of these books is that they should help to enhance international awareness of the similarities and advantages associated with bringing together knowledge from various countries concerning education law. Volume 1, covering the British Commonwealth Nations in the south west Pacific region, namely Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, provides detailed analysis of education law and school systems in these representative countries so researchers and students there and elsewhere can learn from one another. Review For the past three decades, Charlie Russo has traveled the world offering an American perspective on education law and developing an encyclopedic knowledge of the countries he visited. With this multi-volume collection, Charlie and contributors draw on local experts to present one of the most comprehensive overviews of the education law throughout the globe. For those lawyers and educational policy makers who wish to learn from the experience of other nations, this collection is indispensable.--William E. Thro, Associate Professor of Constitutional Studies, Christopher Newport University In this first book of its kind, Russo and contributors examines the legal issues in education that impact teachers and students in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Singapore. It also analyzes other emerging topics related to safety and technology. Together, the education law systems in these five nations allow for interesting analyses with a hope to enhance a common understanding of the status of K-12 education throughout the world.--Suzanne Eckes, professor, department of educational leadership and policy studies, Indiana University, president-elect, Education Law Association (ELA) About the Author Charles J. Russo, M. Div., J.D., Ed. D., is the Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences, Director of its Ph.D. Program, and Research Professor of Law in the School of Law at the University of Dayton. Author or co-author more than 280 articles in peer-reviewed journals; authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited more than 60 books, and more than 1,000 publications, Russo speaks extensively on issues in Education Law in the United States and other Nations.