Wang Chen is Professor and Associate Director in the Institute for History of Education and Culture at Beijing Normal University, China.Xu Li is the Associate Director of the Global Engagement Office at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China. Edward St. P. John is Algo D. Henderson Collegiate Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, USA.Cliona Hannon is Director of the Trinity Access Programmes at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland.

• "Introduction," by Wang Chen, Edward P. St. John, Xu Li, and Cliona HannonPart I Education Equity promoting social Justice IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVEChapter 1 "The Global Access Challenge: Human Rights, Capital, and Capabilities Reconsidered" By Edward P. St. JohnChapter 2 "The Future of Abdias do Nascimento’s Deferred Dream for Brazil"By Patricia Somers, Marilia Morosini, Xímena Canelo, Thaís Carvalho, Rebecca Gavillet, Fernanda Nogueira, Catherine Virola, and Jennifer Zamora ChapteR 3 "Engaged Scholarship Promoting Education Equity: Building Alliances Using Actionable Research" By Edward P. St. John, Cliona Hannon, Wang Chen, and Patricia SomersChapter 4 "Responding to the Global Access Challenge: Expanding College and Career Opportunities for Students from Low-SES Communities in Ireland" By Cliona Hannon & Katriona O’SullivanChapter 5 "Migrating Innovations Across National Boundaries: Starting Early Access Interventions in the United Kingdom" by Katriona O’Sullivan, James Robson, Cliona Hannon & Niall Winters Chapter 6 "College Choice in Global Markets: Remixing Migration, Education, and Human Rights" By Feven Girmay & Edward P. St. JohnPart II CHINESE PERSPECTIVESChapter 7 "Improving Equity in Chinese Higher Education through Actionable Research: Its Contexts, Possibilities and Issues" By Wang Chen, Zhou JuChapter 8 "Chinese Educational Equality and Social Justice in the Global Period" By Lin JieChapter 9 "Education and the Reconstruction of Chinese Society in the Globalized World" By Fugui YeChapter 10 "China’s Economy, Educational Finance and Higher Education Access in a World Setting" By Lijing YangChapter 11 "A Qualitative Study of Mobility and Preparation among Partnership Program and Regular Admission Chinese Students"By Kelicia HollisChapter 12 "Architecture of Capitals: A Rigorous Qualitative Inquiry Framework and Its Application in China" By Yan Z. CiupakAbout the Authors