The phenomenon of "travelling reforms" has become an object of
great professional interest and intensive academic scrutiny. The
fact that the same set of educational reforms is transferred from
one country to another made scholars wonder whether policy transfer
has increased as a result of globalization. But also the fact that
policy makers increasingly import "best practices "and
international standards and use them as a tool to accelerate reform
has captured the imagination of many that deal with policy studies.
An international comparative perspective is key for understanding
why reforms travel from one corner of the world to another. Not
surprisingly, the study of policy borrowing and lending constitutes
one of the core research topics of comparative policy studies; a
new area of research that links comparative education with policy
studies.
The World Yearbook of Education 2012 brings together a diverse
range of perspectives on education policy through contributions
from internationally renowned authors. It reflects on the way
policy borrowing and lending is reconfiguring the world of
education and offers a new collection of insights into the changes
occurring across the world. It particularly focuses on:
- The political and economic reasons for policy borrowing,
- The agencies, international networks and regimes that instigate
policy change,
- The process of borrowing and lending
- The impact of these systems, agendas and institutions on
indigenous settings.
This book will prove invaluable to researchers of globalization
and to policy experts, especially those interested in comparative
and international educational studies. It is also essential reading
for undergraduate and postgraduate students and anyone involved in
the sociology, economy or history of education.
Gita Steiner-Khamsi is Professor of Comparative and
International Education at Teachers College Columbia University,
New York, US.
Florian Waldow is Research Director at the University of M
nster, Germany.
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