Transformation of Education Policy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Theory and Methods

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction—Education Policy in Transformation

      • Alexander-Kenneth Nagel, Kerstin Martens, Michael Windzio

      Pages 3-27

   3. Measuring Transformation of Education Policy—a Mixed-Method Approach

      • Alexander-Kenneth Nagel, Tonia Bieber, Anja P. Jakobi, Philipp Knodel, Dennis Niemann, Janna Teltemann

      Pages 28-50

3. Historical Settings

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. The Educating State—Historical Developments and Current Trends

      • Ansgar Weymann

      Pages 53-73

4. Country Case Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. Turn of the Tide—New Horizons in German Education Policymaking through IO Influence

      • Dennis Niemann

      Pages 77-104

   3. Playing the Multilevel Game in Education—the PISA Study and the Bologna Process Triggering Swiss Harmonization

      • Tonia Bieber

      Pages 105-131

   4. What’s England Got to Do with It? British Underestimation of International Initiatives in Education Policy

      • Philipp Knodel, Heiko Walkenhorst

      Pages 132-152

   5. Education Policy in New Zealand—Successfully Navigating the International Market for Education

      • Michael Dobbins

      Pages 153-178

   6. A Contrasting Case—the U.S.A. and Its Weak Response to Internationalization Processes in Education Policy

      • Michael Dobbins, Kerstin Martens

      Pages 179-195

5. Comparative Analyses

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197

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   2. Comparing Education Policy Networks

      • Alexander-Kenneth Nagel

      Pages 199-226

   3. The Internationalization of Education Policy in a Cross-National Perspective

      • Anja P. Jakobi, Janna Teltemann, Michael Windzio

      Pages 227-258

6. Conclusion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259

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   2. Education Policy, Globalization, and the Changing Nation State—Accelerating and Retarding Conditions

      • Michael Windzio, Kerstin Martens, Alexander-Kenneth Nagel

      Pages 261-276

7. Back Matter

   Pages 277-284

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Transformation of Education Policy deals with internalization processes in education policy and their impact on national policy making. It investigates national responses to the PISA study for secondary education and the Bologna study for tertiary education.

• Bologna
• education
• education policy
• globalization
• internationalization
• PISA
• Policy
• transformation

'This is an absorbing book which enhances our understanding of the transformative potential of international educational policies on the education systems of nation states. The attention to detail throughout makes it an invaluable source for scholars who are interested in the complex interplay between domestic and global (education) policy making.' - Public Administration

• University of Bremen, Germany

  Kerstin Martens

• Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany

  Alexander-Kenneth Nagel

• Department of Social Sciences, University of Bremen, Germany

  Michael Windzio, Ansgar Weymann

TONIA BIEBER is a Research Fellow at the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany MICHAEL DOBBINS is a Senior Researcher at the University of Konstanz and an associate of the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany ANJA P. JAKOBI is a Senior Researcher at the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany PHILIPP KNODEL is a Research Fellow at the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany DENNIS NIEMANN is a Research Fellow at the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany JANNA TELTEMANN is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Empirical and Applied Sociology (EMPAS) and an associate of the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State', both at the University of Bremen, Germany HEIKO WALKENHORST is Head of Unit 'Northern Europe' at the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and an associate of the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany

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