CIES

As a registered non-profit [501(c)3] organization in the United States, the Comparative and International Education Society supports the activities of its members to: - promote understanding of the many roles that education plays in the shaping and perpetuation of cultures, the development of nations, and in influencing the lives of individuals - improve opportunities for the citizens of the world by fostering an understanding of how education policies and programs enhance social and economic development - increase cross-cultural and cross-national understanding through educational processes and by the study and critique of educational theories, policies and practices that affect individual and social well being