List of Contributors. Preface. Reflections on the Field of Comparative and International Education, and the Benefits of an Annual Review. Introduction to Part 2: Comparative Education Trends and Directions. Comparative and International Education in Spain: Current Approaches and Directions for Future Teaching and Research. Comparative Education: A Brazilian Perspective. Mexican Perspectives in Comparative and International Education. Comparative Education: Inventory and Perspectives from an “AFDECE” Point of View. Comparative and International Education in China: Definitions, Functions and Trends. Comparative Education in the Gulf: In Search of a Foothold. Introduction to Part 3: Conceptual and Methodological Developments. Comparative Education Facing the New Politics of the Otherness: Some Conceptual Developments for the Field. Shifting the Discourse on Neo-Institutional Theory in Comparative and International Education. Introduction to Part 4: Research-to-Practice. Private Sector Engagement in Education Worldwide: Conceptual and Critical Challenges. Introduction to Part 5: Area Studies and Regional Developments. Comparative Education and the Arabian Gulf. Comparative Pedagogy in Slavonic South East European Countries. Introduction to Part 6: Diversification of the Field. Cross-Cultural Approaches to the Study of “Inclusive” and “Special Needs” Education. Reflections on the Annual Review and Recommendations for Institutionalizing Reflection in the Field. About the Authors. Subject Index. Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2013. International Perspectives on Education and Society. Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2013. Copyright page.