The handbook of global education policy

Author(s)

• Mundy, Karen
• Green, Andy
• Lingard, Bob
• Verger, Antoni

Bibliographic Information

The handbook of global education policy

edited by Karen Mundy ... [et al.]

（Handbooks of global policy series）

Wiley Blackwell, 2016

Note

Other editors: Andy Green, Bob Lingard, and Antoni Verger

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This innovative new handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the ways in which domestic education policy is framed and influenced by global institutions and actors. Surveys current debates about the role of education in a global polity, highlights key transnational policy actors, accessibly introduces research methodologies, and outlines global agendas for education reform Includes contributions from an international cast of established and emerging scholars at the forefront of the field thoughtfully edited and organized by a team of world-renowned global education policy experts Each section features a thorough introduction designed to facilitate readers' understanding of the subsequent material and highlight links to interdisciplinary global policy scholarship Written in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to domestic and international policy practitioners, social scientists, and education scholars alike

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors ix Acknowledgements xix List of Acronyms xx Introduction: The Globalization of Education Policy - Key Approaches and Debates 1 Karen Mundy, Andy Green, Bob Lingard, and Antoni Verger Part I Education and a Global Polity 21 Introduction 22 Andy Green 1 Educational Policies in the Face of Globalization: Whither the Nation State? 27 Martin Carnoy 2 World Society and the Globalization of Educational Policy 43 Francisco O. Ramirez, John W. Meyer, and Julia Lerch 3 The Global Diffusion of Education Privatization: Unpacking and Theorizing Policy Adoption 64 Antoni Verger 4 Economic Growth in Developing Countries: The Role of Human Capital 81 Eric A. Hanushek 5 Education, Poverty, and the "Missing Link": The Limits of Human Capital Theory as a Paradigm for Poverty Reduction 97 Xavier Bonal 6 Gender and Education in the Global Polity 111 Elaine Unterhalter 7 The Global Educational Reform Movement and Its Impact on Schooling 128 Pasi Sahlberg 8 Global Convergence or Path Dependency? Skill Formation Regimes in the Globalized Economy 145 Marius R. Busemeyer and Janis Vossiek Part II Educational Issues and Challenges 163 Introduction 164 Bob Lingard 9 Education and Social Cohesion: A Panglossian Global Discourse 169 Andy Green and Jan Germen Janmaat 10 Policies for Education in Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction 189 Sarah Dryden-Peterson 11 Human Rights and Education Policy in South Asia 206 Monisha Bajaj and Huma Kidwai 12 Early Childhood Education and Care in Global Discourses 224 Rianne Mahon 13 Education for All 2000-2015: The Influence of Global Interventions and Aid on EFA Achievements 241 Aaron Benavot, Manos Antoninis, Nicole Bella, Marcos Delprato, Joanna Harma, Catherine Jere, Priyadarshani Joshi, Nihan Koseleci Blanchy, Helen Longlands, Alasdair McWilliam, and Asma Zubairi 14 The Politics of Language in Education in a Global Polity 259 M. Obaidul Hamid 15 The Global Governance of Teachers' Work 275 Susan L. Robertson 16 The Global Construction of Higher Education Reform 291 Simon Marginson Part III Global Policy Actors in Education 313 Introduction 314 Antoni Verger 17 The Historical Evolution and Current Challenges of the United Nations and Global Education Policy-Making 319 Francine Menashy and Caroline Manion 18 The World Bank and the Global Governance of Education in a Changing World Order 335 Karen Mundy and Antoni Verger 19 The Changing Organizational and Global Significance of the OECD's Education Work 357 Bob Lingard and Sam Sellar 20 The Policies that Shaped PISA, and the Policies that PISA Shaped 374 Andreas Schleicher and Pablo Zoido 21 Dragon and the Tiger Cubs: China-ASEAN Relations in Higher Education 385 Rui Yang and Jingyun Yao 22 An Analysis of Power in Transnational Advocacy Networks in Education 401 Ian Macpherson 23 The Business Case for Transnational Corporate Participation, Profits, and Policy-Making in Education 419 Zahra Bhanji 24 New Global Philanthropy and Philanthropic Governance in Education in a Post-2015 World 433 Prachi Srivastava and Lianna Baur Part IV Critical Directions in the Study of Global Education Policy 449 Introduction 450 Karen Mundy 25 Rational Intentions and Unintended Consequences: On the Interplay between International and National Actors in Education Policy 453 Timm Fulge, Tonia Bieber, and Kerstin Martens 26 Policy and Administration as Culture: Organizational Sociology and Cross-National Education Trends 470 Patricia Bromley 27 Ethnography and the Localization of Global Education Policy 490 Amy Stambach 28 Global Education Policy and the Postmodern Challenge 504 Stephen Carney 29 Policy Reponses to the Rise of Asian Higher Education: A Postcolonial Analysis 519 Fazal Rizvi 30 Joined-up Policy: Network Connectivity and Global Education Governance 535 Carolina Junemann, Stephen J. Ball, and Diego Santori 31 A Vertical Case Study of Global Policy-Making: Early Grade Literacy in Zambia 554 Lesley Bartlett and Frances Vavrus 32 Global Indicators and Local Problem Recognition: An Exploration into the Statistical Eradication of Teacher Shortage in the Post-Socialist Region 573 Gita Steiner-Khamsi Name Index 590 Place Index 592 Subject Index 595

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Details

• NCID: BB21335267
• ISBN:
  • 9781118468050
• LCCN: 2015046807
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Chichester
• Pages/Volumes: xxiv, 606 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LC71
  • DC23 : 379
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Education -- International cooperation
  • LCSH : Education and state -- United States
  • LCSH : Educational change -- Government policy
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB12716102