The Annual Review of Comparative and International Education covers significant developments in the field of comparative and international education. This 2020 edition begins with a collection of discussion essays about comparative education trends and directions written by both professional and scholarly leaders.

Chapter 1. Trends in Published Comparative and International Education Research, 2014-2019, with a Focus on Open Access Journals and Global South Authors; Alexander W. Wiseman, Petrina M. Davidson, Maureen F. Park, Nino Dzotsenidze, and Obioma Okogbue Part 1: Comparative Education Trends and Directions Chapter 2. From Serendipity to Concrete Ideas: Professional Associations and Conferences in CIE as Incubators of Academic Work; Florin D. Salajan and Tavis D. Jules Chapter 3. "Yes, There is Racism in International Schools"; A Discussion about the Black Experience in American International Schools; Teneshia A. Taylor Chapter 4. The Field Out There: How Can It Benefit from Comparative and International Education-related Research?; Aray Saniyazova Chapter 5. Comparative and International Inquiry into School Leadership Capacity; Swetal Sindhvad Chapter 6. Rethinking the 'Chinese Characteristics' in China's Internationalization of Higher Education as Soft Power; Joe Tin-Yau Lo and Suyan Pan Chapter 7. Transplanting Failures: The Role of the Global Education Industry in Saudi Arabia; Hanaa Almoaibe Chapter 8. Language Issues in Comparative and International Education; Carol Benson, Kara D. Brown, and Bridget Goodman Part 2: Conceptual and Methodological Developments Chapter 9. Comparative and International Education Research: Considering Sustainable Research Methodologies; Max Crumley-Effinger, Tavis D. Jules, and Syed Shah Chapter 10. Exploring Liberal Arts Education in the 21st Century: Insights from East Asia, North America, and Western Europe; Leping Mou Chapter 11. A Comparative Examination of Regulated and Unregulated Big Data Analytics as (Re)Makers of Complex Educational Assemblages in the EU and the CARICOM; Florin D. Salajan and Tavis D. Jules Chapter 12. Liberal Feminism in Comparative Education and the Implications for Women's Empowerment; Edith Mukudi Omwami Chapter 13. Addressing Brain Drain: Institutional and National Dimensions; Veronika Rozhenkova Chapter 14. Foregrounding Language Issues in Current Comparative and International Education Research; Carol Benson, Kara D. Brown, and Bridget Goodman Part 3: Research-to-Practice Chapter 15. Philanthropy in Education: Making Sense of an Emerging Field; Marvin Erfurth and Natasha Ridge Chapter 16. International Scholarships and Sustainability; Anne C. Campbell Part 4: Area Studies and Regional Developments Chapter 17. Reexamination of Inclusive Education - Its Dynamics, Challenges, and Complexities: Implications from an Empirical Study from Bhutan and Japan; Riho Sakurai Chapter 18. The Emergence of Turkey as a Regional Hub for International Students: A Macro-Level Analysis; Yakup Oz Chapter 19. Fighting Academic Dishonesty in Romanian Universities: Lessons from International Research; Roxana Maria Ghiatau Chapter 20. Endless Education Reform: The Case of Kuwait; Fatimah Alhashem and Ibrahim Alhouti Chapter 21. Reconstructing Neo-Modern Curriculum: An Investigation of Curriculum Development in International Schools in China; Jun Teng and Na An Part 5: New Developments in Comparative and International Education Chapter 22. Navigating Crisis with Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Mind; Courtney Bailey, Ashley Parnell, and Rana Harouny Chapter 23. Teaching through Change: From Pandemic to Protest in International Schools; Nicole Ifi