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This article seeks to place studies in international education " within the broader context of educational science, and to contribute to the improvement of the theoretical basis of analysis and research methods of international education.

Recognition of international education " as a special research area is, given its growing importance in practice and in research, inevitable and necessary. The Journal of Studies in International Education can play a role in establishing it as a means of communication and dissemination between researchers and practitioners. The start of the Journal is a marking point, not only because of its scholarly and global perspective, hut also because of its ability to position the study of international education in a specific place and platform within the broad field of educational research.

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Studies in International Education: A Research Perspective

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