Education Policies in the 21st Century : : Comparative Perspectives.

• Superior document: Maarif Global Education Series
• Author: Akgün, Birol.
• TeilnehmendeR: Alpaydın, Yusuf.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2022.; {copy}2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Maarif Global Education Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Political Actors and Education Policy
• The Transformation of the Nation-States and Education
• Transformation of the Nation-State
• From Modernism to Postmodernism
• From Nationalism to Multiculturalism
• From Unity to Multi-Centrality
• The Nation-State and Its Aftermath
• Education is the Substance of Society
• Education Teaches One How to Live in a City
• Employment Through Education
• The Transition Stages to the Post-Nation-State Period
• Stage of Nationalization
• Stage of the Nation-State
• The Stage of the Open Society
• Stage of Connectivity
• Effects of the Post-Nation-State Period on Education
• Initiatives Taken to Transform Education in the Post-Nation-State Period
• Reform of the Whole System
• Curriculum
• Teacher Qualifications
• School Autonomy
• Educational Environments
• Educational Outputs
• Lifelong Learning
• Conclusion
• References
• When Models Become Monopolies: The Making of Education Policy at the World Bank
• Background: The Dilemma of Manpower Planning
• How the World Bank Makes Education Policy
• Act Two: The Acquisition of George Psacharopoulos
• Act Three: The Monopoly of Rate-of-Return Evidence
• Act Four: The Struggle Over Higher Education Policy
• The Final Act: The Bank Rights Itself
• Implications
• Has the Bank Learned a Lesson: A Brief Commentary on the Education Paper of 2011
• Has the Bank Learned a Lesson? A Brief Comment on the World Development Report 20183
• References
• Comparing Educational Reforms in Turkey and Brazil Through Prospects for the Twenty-First Century
• Educational Reform and Development Nexus
• Educational Systems in Turkey and Brazil
• Historical Background of Educational Reforms
• Educational Reform in Contemporary Turkey and Brazil
• Conclusion.
• References
• New Political Economy and Education
• So Equal yet so Different: Comparison of Accountability Policies in the Global Education Reform Movement-The Case of England and Spain
• The Interpretative Approach and Method
• The Educational Context of England
• Trajectory of Accountability Policies in England
• The Educational Context of Spain
• Trajectory of Accountability Policies in Spain
• Comparative Conclusions
• References
• Improving the Transition from Higher Education to Employment: A Review of Current Policies
• Enhancing Employment Opportunities and Employment Conditions
• Increasing the Capacity of Higher Education Institutions for the Acquisition of Employability Skills
• Monitoring and Developing Prominent Skills in Working Life
• Conclusion
• References
• General Education Versus Vocational Education: Vocational Education and Its Future
• International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
• General or Vocational Technical Education
• The Cost of General Education and Vocational and Technical Education
• Future Projections in Vocational and Technical Education
• Structural Status of Vocational and Technical Education Institutions in the Future
• Content and Process
• Results and Suggestions
• References
• Internationalization in Education
• International Schools in the Context of Cultural Diplomacy: Actors and New Approaches
• Culture and Education as a Foreign Policy Argument
• International Education and International Schools
• State-Supported International Schools
• The Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFA)
• The Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA)
• British Schools Overseas (BSO)
• Confucius Classrooms
• Turkish Maarif Foundation
• The Political and Cultural Effects of International Schools: Cultural Diplomacy
• Promotion of the Country of Origin, Nation Branding.
• Teaching Language and Culture
• Training of Local Elites
• Forgetting the Traces of the Colonialism and Negative Past
• Conclusion
• References
• New Trends in International Education: Impact of COVID-19 and Digitalization on Higher Education and Student Mobility
• International Student Mobility and Equality
• Digitalization and Its Costs on Higher Education
• The COVID-19 Pandemic, Education, and International Education Mobility
• The Digital Revolution in Higher Education
• Conclusions and Implications
• References
• International Schools and Educational Programs: A Critical Analysis from a Cultural Perspective
• International Education Programs
• International Baccalaureate (IB)
• Council of International Schools (CIS)
• Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE)
• Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA)
• Global Education and Global Hegemony
• Education in Foreign Language and Cultural Alienation
• International Education and Brain Drain
• Conclusion
• References
• Exploring International Joint and Dual Degree Programs and Transnational Higher Education: Ideas and Possibilities During COVID-19
• Transnational Higher Education (TNHE)
• TNHE and Chinese Higher Education Landscapes
• International Joint and Dual Degree Programs
• Case Study: The Joint/Dual Degree Programs Partnership for IUPUI and SYSU
• Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Sun Yat-Sen University
• IUPUI-SYSU: Overview of International Joint/Dual Degree Programs
• Perspectives, Issues, and Opportunities
• Conclusion
• Recommendations: Policies and Applications
• References
• The International Transfer of Education Models: Crafting the Neoliberal Citizen Through Regionalization and Rewesternization in Trinidad and Tobago
• Introduction
• Overview of Trinidad and Tobago's Education System
• Reframing Educational Transfer.
• OECD as an Actor and Its PISA Transfer Mechanism
• Regionalism or Internationalization: Tracing Educational Transfer in the Caribbean
• Concluding Thoughts
• References.