Transformation of Education Policy
MARTENS Kerstin , NAGEL Alexander , WINDZIO Michael , WEYMANN Ansgar
Product details
- Categories: Education, Training, Youth, Gouvernance
- Publisher: PALGRAVE-MACMILLAN
- Collection: Transformations of the State
- ISBN: 9780230246348
- Publication Date: 09/04/2010
- Binding: Hardback
- Number of pages: 304
- Language: English
Summary
Education policy is in transformation. Internationalization processes in this field have triggered extensive public debates and compelled policy makers to restructure their national education systems. This book deals with the political consequences of the PISA Study for secondary education and the Bologna Process for tertiary education. Both are prominent political issues with substantial impact on the political debate all over Europe and beyond. However, scholars of political science and political sociology have been reluctant to give them sufficient attention. Transformation of Education Policy contains five in-depth country case studies on Germany, Switzerland, England, New Zealand and - as a contrasting case – the USA. These case studies are combined with comparative network analysis and quantitative analysis of the OECD world.
Table of contents
PART I: THEORY AND METHODS
Introduction – Education Policy in Transformation; A.Nagel, K.Martens & M.Windzio
Measuring Transformation of Education Policy – A Mixed-Method Approach; A.Nagel, T.Bieber, A.P.Jakobi, P.Knodel,
D.Niemann & J.Teltemann
PART II: HISTORICAL SETTINGS
The Educating State – Historical Developments and Current Trends; A.Weymann
PART III: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES
Turn of the Tide – New Horizons in German Education Policy- Making through IO Influence; D.Niemann
Playing the Multilevel Game in Education – The PISA Study and the Bologna Process triggering Swiss Harmonization; T.Bieber
What's England got to do with it? British Underestimation of International Initiatives in Education Policy; P.Knodel & H.Walkenhorst
Education Policy in New Zealand – Successfully Navigating the International Market for Education; M.Dobbins
A Contrasting Case – the USA and its Weak Response to Internationalization Processes in Education Policy; M.Dobbins & K.Martens
PART IV: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES
Comparing Education Policy Networks; A.Nagel
The Internationalization of Education Policy in a Cross-National Perspective; A.P.Jakobi, J.Teltemann & M.Windzio
Conclusion: Education Policy, Globalization and the Changing Nation State– Accelerating and Retarding Conditions; M.Windzio, K.Martens & A.Nagel