History

Current Issues in Comparative Education (CICE) is a leading open-access online academic journal from Teachers College, Columbia University. Since its founding, the journal has become a recognized and respected source for cutting-edge debate in the field of comparative and international education.  We publish scholarly articles that make clear and significant contributions to further debate on educational policy and comparative studies within a variety of academic disciplines.

Founded in 1997 by doctoral students from the Department of International and Transcultural Studies, the journal is grounded in a multifaceted conception of comparative education and addresses changes in world politics, economic markets and the social milieu as they effect education through the academic and practical experience of its readers and contributors.  As an online journal, CICE has the ability to reach a much larger audience than many traditional print journals and to also solicit submissions from this international readership, in an effort to include as broad a range of perspectives as possible.  CICE’s authors and readers include scholars, field practitioners, graduate students and policy-makers from around the world. 

One of the defining features of CICE is our short turnaround time from the time a call for papers is issued to the publication of that issue, typically around six weeks.  This gives CICE a notable advantage over print publications in that it is able to keep the journal timely and responsive to current issues as they are unfolding.  The Fall 2004 issue, for example, responded to the rapidly intensifying interest in Islam within comparative education, and was one of the first journal volumes in the field dedicated solely to this topic.

CICE seeks to present contemporary scholarly articles to a wide and varied audience. The editorial board is dedicated to ensuring diversity among its own members and the authors it publishes. CICE aims to provide a multi-faceted view of comparative education by addressing changes in world politics, economic markets and the social milieu as they affect education, as well as by welcoming submissions from professors, researchers, students, advocates, policy-makers, and practitioners.