Handbook of Global Education Policy (eBook)

Karen Mundy, Andy Green, Bob Lingard, Antoni Verger (Herausgeber)

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2016
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
9781118468036 (ISBN)

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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

Karen Mundy is a Professor, Associate Dean of Research, and Canada Research Chair at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, where she directs the Comparative, International and Development Education Centre (CIDEC). Her research has focuses on the global politics of 'education for all' programs and policies, education reform in sub-Saharan Africa, the role of civil society in the reform of educational systems, and the policy influence of international organizations, such as the World Bank, UNESCO and the WTO. A former president of the Comparative International Education Society, Dr. Mundy has published five books and more than four dozen articles and book chapters, and is a contributor to dozens of policy papers and reports.
Andy Green is Professor of Comparative Social Science at UCL Institute of Education and Director of the ESRC Centre for Learning and Life Chances. A frequent consultant to international bodies, such as CEDEFOP, the European Commission, OECD and UNESCO, and to the UK government departments, Dr. Green has published eighteen books, including: Education, Globalization and the Nation State (1997); Regimes of Social Cohesion: Societies and the Crisis of Globalization (2014, with J.G. Janmaat) and Education and State Formation: Europe, East Asia and the USA (2013). He was elected an Academician of the UK Academy of Social Science in 2010.
Bob Lingard is a Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia. A Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and Editor of the journal Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, Dr. Lingard has published twenty books, including most recently Globalizing Educational Policy (2010) (with Fazal Rizvi), Politics, Policies and Pedagogies in Education: The Selected Works of Bob Lingard (2014) and Globalizing Educational Accountabilities (2015) (with Wayne Martino, Goli Rezai-Rashti and Sam Sellar). He has also published more than one hundred journal articles and book chapters in the sociology of education.
Antoni Verger is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Sociology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. A former post-doctoral researcher at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research of the University of Amsterdam, Dr. Verger research specializes on two main areas: the global governance of education and education privatization policies. He has published more than four dozen articles, book chapters and books on these themes, including WTO/GATS and the Global Politics of Higher Education (Routledge, 2010), and Global Education Policy and International Development: New Agendas, Issues and Programmes (Bloosmbury, 2012).

Inhalt

Title Page 5
Copyright Page 6
Contents 7
Notes on Contributors 11
Acknowledgements 21
List of Acronyms 22
Introduction: The Globalization of Education Policy – Key Approaches and Debates 27
Antecedents to Today’s Global Education Policy 28
Globalization and the Take-Off of Global Education Policy After 1975 30
New Approaches to the Study of Education Policy 33
Convergence, Divergence, Coercion – Borrowing or Learning? 34
Key Actors and Debated Issues in Global Education Policy 37
Overview of the Volume 41
References 42
Part I Education and a Global Polity 47
Part I Introduction 48
Chapter 1 Educational Policies in the Face of Globalization: Whither the Nation State? 53
The National State, Globalization, and the Expansion of Education 54
Ideological Convergence 57
Ideological Convergence or Changes in Reproducing State Legitimacy? 57
National States, Global Convergence, and the Shape of Educational Change 65
References 66
Chapter 2 World Society and the Globalization of Educational Policy 69
Talk and Action at the National Level 71
Global Structure and Discourse 73
Impact: Global Educational Policies 78
The Global Educational Model 83
Conclusion 85
Note 87
References 87
Chapter 3 The Global Diffusion of Education Privatization: Unpacking and Theorizing Policy Adoption 90
Introduction 90
The Multiple Faces of Privatization 91
Main Approaches to Policy Diffusion 92
The Politics and Semiotics of Policy Adoption 95
Conclusion: The Politics and Semiotics of Policy Adoption 101
Note 102
References 103
Chapter 4 Economic Growth in Developing Countries: The Role of Human Capital* 107
The Measurement of Human Capital in Economic Growth 108
Improvement in School Attainment of Developing Countries 111
Better Measures of the Human Capital Deficit in Developing Countries 112
Varying Human Capital Approaches for Developing Countries 115
Issues of Causation 117
Some Conclusions 118
Acknowledgements 118
Notes 119
References 120
Chapter 5 Education, Poverty, and the “Missing Link”: The Limits of Human Capital Theory as a Paradigm for Poverty Reduction 123
Introduction 123
A Brief Critical History of Human Capital Theory as a Paradigm of Educational Development 124
The Hegemony of the Microeconomic Version of Human Capital 126
Failing to Explain the Poor’s Educational Demand 128
Fighting Poverty by Ignoring Inequality? 130
Conclusions 133
Notes 134
References 134
Chapter 6 Gender and Education in the Global Polity 137
Defining Gender Equity in Education 138
A History of Consensus Building 139
Conclusion 149
References 150
Chapter 7 The Global Educational Reform Movement and Its Impact on Schooling 154
Globalization and School Reforms 154
The Origin Of Global Educational Reform Agenda 155
The Global Educational Reform Movement 158
Impacts of GERM on Education Systems 163
What Does the Evidence Suggest? 163
References 169
Chapter 8 Global Convergence or Path Dependency?: Skill Formation Regimes in the Globalized Economy 171
Introduction 171
Institutional Path Dependencies and the Limits of Global Convergence 172
The Variety of Skill Formation Regimes in Post-Industrial Democracies 176
Two Case Studies: Germany and the UK 179
Conclusions: Stability and Change in Skill Formation Regimes 183
References 183
Part II Educational Issues and Challenges 189
Part II Introduction 190
Chapter 9 Education and Social Cohesion: A Panglossian Global Discourse 195
Introduction 195
Education and Social Trust – Multiple Effects 203
Conclusions 211
References 212
Chapter 10 Policies for Education in Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction 215
Introduction 215
Defining Conflict 216
The Nature and Causes of Conflict 217
Phases of Conflict 219
The Rise of a Field of Policy 221
Current Policy Approaches to Education in Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction 224
Ways Forward: Resolving Tensions 226
References 227
Chapter 11 Human Rights and Education Policy in South Asia 232
Introduction 232
The Rise of Rights Talk in Global Education Policy 233
Educational Development in South Asia 235
Transnational Advocacy Networks in Education 236
Educational Rights Amidst Social and Political Conflict 240
Localizing Educational Discourses in Small South Asian nations 242
Horizontal Dimensions of Rights-Based Educational Policies in South Asia 243
Concluding Thoughts 244
Notes 245
References 246
Chapter 12 Early Childhood Education and Care in Global Discourses 250
ECEC as a Traveling Idea 251
From Structural Adjustment to Investing in Children: The World Bank 254
ECEC for OECD Countries: Gender Equality … and Children’s Rights 257
UNESCO: ECEC as a Critical Component of “Education for All” 260
Conclusions 263
Notes 264
References 264
Chapter 13 Education for All 2000–2015: The Influence of Global Interventions and Aid on EFA Achievements 267
The Education for All Agenda and its Implementation 267
Taking Stock of Progress Toward EFA 273
International Aid for EFA 276
Conclusion 281
Notes 282
References 283
Chapter 14 The Politics of Language in Education in a Global Polity 285
Introduction 285
“Political” in the Politics of Language 286
Discourses of Language 288
Languages in a Global Polity 289
Discussion: Neo-liberal and Discursive Politics 293
Conclusions 295
References 296
Chapter 15 The Global Governance of Teachers’ Work 301
Introduction 301
Governing 302
Global Governance 303
The “Thin” Global Governance of Teachers’ Work 304
Teachers and the Race to the Top 305
Thickening Global Governance of Teachers’ Work 307
The Education GPS 311
From Thin to Thickening Global Governance of Teachers’ Work 313
References 314
Chapter 16 The Global Construction of Higher Education Reform 317
Introduction 317
Common Trends in Worldwide Higher Education 318
Tendency to High Participation Systems (HPSs) 319
The Expanding One-World Science System 325
National/Regional Diversity 329
Conclusion 333
Notes 334
References 335
Part III Global Policy Actors in Education 339
Part III Introduction 340
Chapter 17 The Historical Evolution and Current Challenges of the United Nations and Global Education Policy?Making 345
A Historical and Sociological Institutional Framework for the Analysis of Legitimacy 346
UNESCO as a Global Education Policy Actor and the Struggles of Legitimacy 347
UNICEF as a Global Education Policy Actor and the Formation of Legitimacy 351
Discussion 354
Conclusion 357
Note 358
References 358
Chapter 18 The World Bank and the Global Governance of Education in a Changing World Order* 361
Introduction 361
Conceptual Framework 362
The World Bank and Education: Origins of a Mandate 364
Structural Adjustment and Basic Education: Surprising Bedfellows and a New Economic Argument 365
The Bank and the Global Development Consensus (1996–2008) 368
After Wolfensohn and the Global Financial Crisis: Bank Hegemony Challenged? 372
Conclusions 376
Notes 377
References 378
Chapter 19 The Changing Organizational and Global Significance of the OECD’s Education Work 383
Introduction 383
A Brief History and Overview of the OECD 383
The Changing Place of Education at the OECD: PISA and the Directorate for Education 386
PISA: Expanding the Scope, Scale and Explanatory Power 390
The OECD’s Education Work and Global Educational Governance 393
Conclusion 396
Notes 396
References 397
Chapter 20 The Policies that Shaped PISA, and the Policies that PISA Shaped 400
In the Dark, All Schools and Education Systems Look the Same 400
The Design and Impact of PISA 401
Seeing what is Possible in Education 403
Putting National Targets into a Broader Perspective 405
Assessing the Pace of Change in Educational Improvement 406
A Tool for the Political Economy of Reform 408
Conclusions 409
References 410
Chapter 21 Dragon and the Tiger Cubs: China–ASEAN Relations in Higher Education 411
Introduction 411
East and South East Asian Regionalism under Substantial Chinese Influence 412
Higher Education Integration in East and South East Asia 414
China–ASEAN Relations in Higher Education 416
The Case of Guizhou 417
Concluding Discussion 423
Notes 424
References 424
Chapter 22 An Analysis of Power in Transnational Advocacy Networks in Education 427
Introduction 427
Orienting Theoretical Frameworks 427
Civil Society and Education 429
Two Transnational Advocacy Networks 430
Conclusion 440
Notes 441
References 442
Chapter 23 The Business Case for Transnational Corporate Participation, Profits, and Policy?Making in Education 445
“Market Multilateralism,” Forums, and Coalitions Facilitating Corporate Social Engagement in Education 446
Reports, Frameworks, and Business Coalitions 447
Global Corporate Social Engagement 448
Private Foundations 450
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 451
Discussion: Corporate Global Governors and Education Policy-Making 454
Note 456
References 456
Chapter 24 New Global Philanthropy and Philanthropic Governance in Education in a Post-2015 World 459
Introduction 459
Philanthropic Engagement in the New Moment of the Politics of Education 460
New Global Philanthropy in Education and Philanthropic Governance in Education 463
Notes 470
References 470
Part IV Critical Directions in the Study of Global Education Policy 475
Part IV Introduction 476
Chapter 25 Rational Intentions and Unintended Consequences: On the Interplay between International and National Actors in Education Policy 479
Theoretical Considerations 480
The OECD as a Shaper of Secondary Education Policies 484
The Bologna Process and Reforms in Higher Education 487
Conclusion 491
Notes 492
References 493
Chapter 26 Policy and Administration as Culture: Organizational Sociology and Cross-National Education Trends 496
The Neo-institutional Approach 497
Understanding Trends in Global Education Policy and Administration 500
Discussion and Conclusion 506
Notes 509
References 510
Chapter 27 Ethnography and the Localization of Global Education Policy 516
Ethnography: From Case-in-Point to Contexts and Connections 517
Ethnographic Accounts 519
Analysis 523
Ethnography as Argument and Artifact 526
Note 526
References 527
Chapter 28 Global Education Policy and the Postmodern Challenge 530
Introduction 530
A Postmodern Sensibility 531
Realizing the Post-Modern Challenge 534
Conclusion: Embracing Disappointment 540
Note 541
References 542
Chapter 29 Policy Reponses to the Rise of Asian Higher Education: A Postcolonial Analysis 545
Introduction 545
The Rise of Asian Higher Education 546
Accounting for the Rise 548
Anxieties and Ambivalence 550
Asia Literacy 552
Student Mobility 553
Research Collaboration 555
Discussion and Conclusion 556
References 558
Chapter 30 Joined-up Policy: Network Connectivity and Global Education Governance 561
Introduction 561
Neo-liberal Policy Networks and Global Policy Communities 563
Researching Global Policy Networks 564
Money and Meaning 565
Discursive Connections 568
Policy and Profit 570
McBridge – the School in a Box 571
“Causal Stories,” Silver Bullets and a “Moral Economy of Hope” 574
Conclusion 575
Notes 576
References 577
Chapter 31 A Vertical Case Study of Global Policy-Making: Early Grade Literacy in Zambia 580
Vertical Case Study Approaches and CDA 581
Global Policy-Making: Major Shifts 583
Language And Literacy Policies and Practices in Zambia 588
Discussion 592
Conclusions 594
Notes 595
References 596
Chapter 32 Global Indicators and Local Problem Recognition: An Exploration into the Statistical Eradication of Teacher Shortage in the Post-Socialist Region 599
Introduction 599
The Use of Global Indicators for Local Problem Recognition 600
Measuring Teacher Shortage Globally: Wrong Assumptions and Even Worse Solutions 602
Measuring Teacher Shortage Globally, Regionally, Nationally, and at School Level: The 10+1 Indicators of Teacher Shortage 605
Comparing Many Countries, Few Countries, and Single Case Studies 609
The “Data Revolution”: Problems of Transition? 611
Notes 613
References 613
Name Index 616
Place Index 618
Subject Index 621
EULA 633

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.2.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Handbooks of Global Policy
• Reihe/Serie: HGP - Handbooks of Global Policy
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Öffentliche Ordnung u. Verwaltung • Bildungspolitik • Bildungswesen • BRIC • Citizenship • Colonialism • corporate interest • domestic education policy • Early childhood education • Education • Education & Public Policy • Environmentalism • ethnography • European Union • gender and education</p> • Global Economy • Globalization • Global Poverty • higher education • Human Rights • international aid • International policy • International Politics • International Relations • Knowledge Economy • Lifelong Learning • <p>Global polity • Network Theory • NGO • OECD • Öffentliche Ordnung u. Verwaltung • Pädagogik u. Politik • Pädagogik • Pädagogik u. Politik • philanthropy • Political Science • Politics • Politikwissenschaft • Postcolonialism • Public Policy & Administration • Research Methodologies • Social Policy • Social Policy & Welfare • Sociology • Sozialpolitik • Sozialpolitik u. Wohlfahrt • transnationalism • transnational policy • UNESCO • World Bank • WTO
• ISBN-13: 9781118468036 / 9781118468036