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Steven J. Klees is Professor of International Education Policy and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher at the 91ÊÓƵ of Maryland. He completed his PhD at Stanford 91ÊÓƵ and has been a faculty member at Cornell 91ÊÓƵ, Stanford 91ÊÓƵ, Florida State 91ÊÓƵ, and the Federal 91ÊÓƵ of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil. He was a Fulbright Scholar on two occasions at the Federal 91ÊÓƵ of Bahia in Brazil and has taught many short courses at universities around the world. He has worked on evaluations of 91ÊÓƵ programs and policies in dozens of countries for a wide array of international agencies, ministries, and NGOs.  Professor Klees' work examines the political economy of 91ÊÓƵ and development with specific research interests in globalization, neoliberalism, and 91ÊÓƵ; the role of aid agencies; 91ÊÓƵ, human rights, and social justice; the role of class, gender, and race in reproducing and challenging 91ÊÓƵal and social inequality; and alternative approaches to 91ÊÓƵ and development. Professor Klees has published dozens of articles and book chapters.  Recent books include: The World Bank and Education: Critiques and Alternatives; Women Teachers in Africa: Challenges and Possibilities; and The Conscience of a Progressive. He is a former president and Honorary Fellow of the Comparative and International Education Society.