Global Pathways to Education : Cultural Spheres, Networks, and International Organizations

• Superior document: Global Dynamics of Social Policy
• Author: Martens, Kerstin.
• TeilnehmendeR: Windzio, Michael.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Global Dynamics of Social Policy
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In this open access volume, the editors identify the trajecto­ries and pat­terns displayed by education systems and investigate the causes of change from a global and historical perspective. The contributors argue that the emergence and de­velopment of educa­tion systems can be traced back to inherent national factors, as well as to the interna­tional diffusion of ideas. The research presented in this volume is a wide-ranging analysis and explana­tion of the dynamics of emergence, diffusion, and change in relation to state educa­tion systems. The chapters offer an empirical investigation into whether the global diffusion of West­ern-rational educational content and organizational forms occurs as expected by neoinstitu­tionalist theory, or whether culturally specific developmen­tal paths dominate in different parts of the world. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in various social science disci­plines, including social policy, education, sociology, political science, international relations, organizational the­ory, and economics.

Table of Contents

Intro -- On This Series -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for Global Pathways to Education -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: The Global Development, Diffusion, and Transformation of Education Systems: Transnational Isomorphism and 'Cultural Spheres' -- Introduction -- Recapturing Research: Education Policy from a Global Perspective -- Theoretical Framework: Transnational Isomorphism versus Cultural Spheres in Education -- Transnational Isomorphism -- Cultural Spheres -- Cultural Spheres as a Limitation of Isomorphism?

Horizontal and Vertical Interdependencies Interlinked with National Factors -- Research Design and Empirical Approach -- Compilation of a Global Data Set on Education Systems -- The Analysis of Diffusion Processes and International Networks -- Leitmotifs and Typology of International Education Organizations -- Structure of the Book -- References -- 2: The Introduction of Compulsory Schooling Around the World: Global Diffusion Between Isomorphism and 'Cultural Spheres' -- Introduction -- Culture and the Diffusion of Education Systems -- Culture and the Legitimacy of Order

Institutionalized Education and the Transmission of Culture -- Institutionalized Education and Society -- Data and Methods -- Results -- Geographies of Compulsory Education Diffusion -- Describing Cultural Spheres -- Estimating the Influence of Culture on the Diffusion Process -- Conclusion -- References -- 3: The Global Trajectories of Compulsory Education: Clustering Sequences of Policy Development -- Introduction -- The State of Compulsory Education Policy -- Explanatory Attempts for Compulsory Education Policymaking -- Methodological Remarks

Sequences of the Duration of Compulsory Education -- Clustering the Trajectories -- Resilient Latecomers (Cluster 1) -- Stagnant Short (Cluster 2) -- Extending Middle of the Pack (Cluster 3) -- From Zero to Long (Cluster 4) -- From Short to Long (Cluster 5) -- Long and Extending (Cluster 6) -- Late Start Extenders (Cluster 7) -- Late and Stagnant (Cluster 8) -- A Global Picture on Clusters of Compulsory Education Duration -- Conclusion -- References

4: Does Globalization Affect the Performance of Secondary Education Systems? A Coevolution Model of Multiplex Transnational Networks and Educational Performance -- Introduction -- Theory -- Previous Research -- Data -- Methods -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- 5: International Organizations in Education: New Takes on Old Paradigms -- Introduction -- The Development of Education Ideas Within IOs -- Analyzing the Evolution of IOs' Education Ideas -- The World Bank: Development Assistance from the 'Knowledge Bank'

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