This book explores, and problematizes, what it means to be 'critical' in
education research. Drawing together chapters from diverse global
perspectives, this volume aims to stimulate dialogue about possible
meanings of criticality in education research. In doing so, they
question why criticality has become such an essential part of education,
and what researchers expect of it. The book opens up and contests some
of the deficiencies of criticality in education research: ultimately it
is not a global term, but often creates a false binary between East and
West. Offering an alternative trajectory to educational narratives
surrounding criticality, this book will be of interest and value to
scholars of critical pedagogy and comparative education.