ABSTRACT The 50-year anniversary of Compare creates a moment to reflect on the trends and status of the journal itself and where it is situated in the field of comparative and international education. This article presents an examination of Compare’s articles to consider how the contents have reflected trends and changes in CIE. The results of a qualitative time-series analysis of published articles from the past five decades highlight the trends, patterns, and milestone events. Historically, articles published in Compare have been dominated by authors affiliated with institutions from the Global North, however there has been an increasing focus in the articles themselves on countries from the Global South. Qualitative articles have occupied the majority of articles throughout Compare’s history. In addition to these findings, this article presents a more nuanced view of the history of Compare’s article publications and its position in comparative education, international education, and development.

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比较历史上的多样性、比较和语境化主题

摘要 比较 50 周年创造了一个时刻来反思期刊本身的趋势和地位，以及它在比较和国际教育领域的位置。本文对 Compare 的文章进行了检查，以考虑其内容如何反映 CIE 的趋势和变化。对过去五年中已发表文章的定性时间序列分析结果突出了趋势、模式和里程碑事件。从历史上看，Compare 发表的文章主要由隶属于全球北方机构的作者主导，但文章本身越来越关注全球南方国家。在Compare的整个历史中，定性文章占据了大部分文章。除了这些发现，