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Dynamics in Education Politics - Understanding and explaining the Finnish case (Hardcover): Hannu Simola, Jaakko Kauko, Janne... Dynamics in Education Politics - Understanding and explaining the Finnish case (Hardcover)
Hannu Simola, Jaakko Kauko, Janne Varjo, Mira Kalalahti, Fritjof Sahlstrom
R4,288 Discovery Miles 42 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dynamics in Education Politics: Understanding and Explaining the Finnish Case introduces a new theoretical framework characterised as Comparative Analytics of Dynamics in Education Politics (CADEP). Albeit the topicality of comparative research is obvious in the current era of global large-scale assessment, with its concomitant media visibility and political effects, comparative education is still suffering from certain methodological deficits and is in need of robust theorisation. Focusing on relational dynamics between policy threads, actors and institutions in education politics CADEP seriously considers the phenomena of complexity, contingency and trans-nationality in late-modern societies. In this book CADEP is applied and validated in analysing the "Finnish Educational Miracle" that has been attracting attention in the educational world ever since they rocketed to fame following the PISA studies during the 2000s. This book will open up opportunities for mutual understanding and learning rather than just celebrating the exceptional circumstances or sustainable leadership. Areas covered include: The analytics of dynamics in education politics The dynamics of policy making and governance The dynamics of educational family strategies The dynamics of classroom culture It is vital for humankind to be able to learn from each other's successes and failures, and this applies in education, too. This book is thus a valuable read for anyone interested in the education system and wanting to shape the learning environment.

Finland’s Famous Education System - Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023): Martin Thrupp,... Finland’s Famous Education System - Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Martin Thrupp, Piia Seppänen, Jaakko Kauko, Sonja Kosunen
R1,568 Discovery Miles 15 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This open access book provides academic insights and serves as a platform for research-informed discussion about education in Finland. Bringing together the work of more than 50 authors across 28 chapters, it presents a major collection of critical views of the Finnish education system and topics that cohere around social justice concerns. It questions rhetoric, myths, and commonly held assumptions surrounding Finnish schooling. This book draws on the fields of sociology of education, education policy, urban studies, and policy sociology. It makes use of a range of research methodologies including ethnography, case study and discourse analysis, and references the work of relevant theorists, including Bourdieu and Foucault. This book aims to provide a critical, updated and astute analysis of the strengths and challenges of the Finnish education system. 

Politics of Quality in Education - A Comparative Study of Brazil, China, and Russia (Paperback): Jaakko Kauko, Risto Rinne,... Politics of Quality in Education - A Comparative Study of Brazil, China, and Russia (Paperback)
Jaakko Kauko, Risto Rinne, Tuomas Takala
R1,213 Discovery Miles 12 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The question of quality has become one of the most important framing factors in education and has been of growing interest to international organisations and national policymakers for decades. Politics of Quality in Education focuses on Brazil, China, and Russia, part of the so-called emerging nations' BRICS block, and draws on a four-year project to develop a new theoretical and methodological approach. The book builds a comparative, sociohistorical, and transnational understanding of political relations in education, with a particular focus on the policies and practices of Quality Assurance and Evaluation (QAE). Tracking QAE processes from international organisations to individual schools, contributors analyse how QAE changes the dynamics in the roles of state, expertise, and governance. The book demonstrates how national and sub-national actors play a central role in the adaptation, modification or rejection of transnational policies. Politics of Quality in Education will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students engaged in the study of comparative and international education, as well as educational policy and politics. It should also be essential reading for practitioners and policymakers. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351362528, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Politics of Quality in Education - A Comparative Study of Brazil, China, and Russia (Hardcover): Jaakko Kauko, Risto Rinne,... Politics of Quality in Education - A Comparative Study of Brazil, China, and Russia (Hardcover)
Jaakko Kauko, Risto Rinne, Tuomas Takala
R3,877 Discovery Miles 38 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The question of quality has become one of the most important framing factors in education and has been of growing interest to international organisations and national policymakers for decades. Politics of Quality in Education focuses on Brazil, China, and Russia, part of the so-called emerging nations' BRICS block, and draws on a four-year project to develop a new theoretical and methodological approach. The book builds a comparative, sociohistorical, and transnational understanding of political relations in education, with a particular focus on the policies and practices of Quality Assurance and Evaluation (QAE). Tracking QAE processes from international organisations to individual schools, contributors analyse how QAE changes the dynamics in the roles of state, expertise, and governance. The book demonstrates how national and sub-national actors play a central role in the adaptation, modification or rejection of transnational policies. Politics of Quality in Education will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students engaged in the study of comparative and international education, as well as educational policy and politics. It should also be essential reading for practitioners and policymakers. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351362528, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Finland’s Famous Education System - Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling (Paperback, 1st ed. 2023): Martin Thrupp,... Finland’s Famous Education System - Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling (Paperback, 1st ed. 2023)
Martin Thrupp, Piia Seppänen, Jaakko Kauko, Sonja Kosunen
R1,404 Discovery Miles 14 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This open access book provides academic insights and serves as a platform for research-informed discussion about education in Finland. Bringing together the work of more than 50 authors across 28 chapters, it presents a major collection of critical views of the Finnish education system and topics that cohere around social justice concerns. It questions rhetoric, myths, and commonly held assumptions surrounding Finnish schooling. This book draws on the fields of sociology of education, education policy, urban studies, and policy sociology. It makes use of a range of research methodologies including ethnography, case study and discourse analysis, and references the work of relevant theorists, including Bourdieu and Foucault. This book aims to provide a critical, updated and astute analysis of the strengths and challenges of the Finnish education system. 

Successful Public Policy in the Nordic Countries - Cases, Lessons, Challenges (Hardcover): Caroline de La Porte, Gudny Bjoerk... Successful Public Policy in the Nordic Countries - Cases, Lessons, Challenges (Hardcover)
Caroline de La Porte, Gudny Bjoerk Eydal, Jaakko Kauko, Daniel Nohrstedt, Paul 't. Hart, …
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. This book presents twenty-three in-depth case studies of successful public policies and programs in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland. Each chapter tells the story of the policy's origins, aims, design, decision-making, and implementation processes, and assesses in which respects - programmatically, process-wise, politically, and over time - and to what extent it can be considered to have been successful. It also points towards the driving forces of success, and the challenges that have had to be overcome to achieve it. Combined, the chapters provide a resource for researchers, educators, and students of public policy both within and beyond the Nordic region.

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