Globalisation, ideology and education reforms : emerging paradigms

Globalisation, ideology and education reforms : emerging paradigms / Joseph Zajda, editor.

This book analyses the nexus between ideology, the state, and education reforms worldwide. The research evinces the neo-liberal ideological imperatives of current education and policy reforms and illustrates the way these shifts in the relationship between the state and education policy are affectin...

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Other Authors: Zajda, Joseph I. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer, [2020]
Series:Globalisation, comparative education and policy research ; v. 20.
Subjects:
Educational change.
Education and state.
Education and globalization.
Education.
Educational strategies & policy.
Central government policies.
Curriculum planning & development.
Education > Comparative.
Education > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Education > Curricula.
Educational change
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Series Editor
  • Editorial by Series Editors
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1: Globalisation and Education Reforms: Emerging Research Issues
  • The Changing Nature of Education Globally
  • Gobalisation and Neo-liberalism in Education Reforms
  • Standards-Driven and Outcomes-Defined Policy Change
  • Globalisation, Marketisation and Quality/Efficiency Driven Reforms
  • Globalisation, Educational Social Stratification and Social Inequality
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Analysing the (Mis)Use and Consequences of International Large-Scale Assessments
  • International Large-Scale Assessments and Their Aims
  • Some Views on ILSA Tests, Their Scores and Their Consequences
  • ILSA and Their Constructs
  • ILSA and Consequences
  • On the Relation Between Innovativeness and ILSA Results
  • On the Changes of Curricula and ILSA Results
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3: The Unintended Consequences of Governance of Education at a Distance Through Assessment and Standardization
  • Introduction
  • Globalisation, Supranational Organisations and Governance at a Distance
  • Room for Nation-States: Opportunity Structures as Possibilities
  • Metrics and Measurement
  • Standardization
  • Assessment and Indicators of Education
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Crisis in Economic Theory and the Implications for PISA Derived Education Policy
  • Introduction
  • Globalisation and Economics
  • The Influence of Economics on Education
  • PISA Influence on Educational Policy
  • Can PISA Data Be Trusted as 'Perfect Knowledge'?
  • Causal Claims Justifying Systemic Reform
  • Evaluation
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Globalizations, Meta-ideological Hegemony and Challenges from Populism in Education
  • Globalisations, Meta-ideological Hegemony and Education Reforms in Sweden
  • Globalization
  • Education Reforms
  • Key Concepts
  • The most Influential Western Ideologies
  • Liberalism, Social Liberalism and Neo-Liberalism
  • Conservatism
  • Communism, Utopian Socialism, Syndicalism, Anarchism, Cooperative Socialism
  • Socialism and Keynesianism
  • Communitarianism and Populism
  • Meta-ideological Dimensions and Education
  • The Market-Oriented Paradigm
  • The Etatist-Welfarist-Oriented Paradigm
  • The Communitarian Paradigm and the Populist Perspectives
  • Meta-ideological Dimensions
  • Evaluation
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Social Change and Education Reforms in High Performing Education Systems: Policy Lessons from Singapore and Hong Kong
  • Social Change and Education Reforms in High Performing Education Systems: Introduction
  • Socio-Political Context of Education Development
  • Major Challenges Facing Education Systems
  • Economisation of Education
  • Educational Disparities
  • Meritocracy or Parentocracy?

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