1. The Global Development, Diffusion, and Transformation of Education Systems: Transnational Isomorphism and 'Cultural Spheres', Michael Windzio and Kerstin Martens, 2. The Introduction of Compulsory Schooling Around the World: Global Diffusion between Ismorphism and 'Cultural Spheres', Helen Seitzer,  Fabian Besche-Truthe and Michael Windzio.- 3. The Global Trajectories of Compulsory Education: Clustering Sequences of Policy Development, Fabian Besche-Truthe.- 4. Does Globalization Affect the Performance of Secondary Education Systems? A Co-evolution Model of Multiplex Transnational Networks and Educational Performance, Helen Seitzer and Michael Windzio.- 5. International Organisations in Education: New Takes on Old Paradigms, Dennis Niemann.- 6. Finding the Poster Child: Reference Patterns in OECD Country Reports, Helen Seitzer.- 7. International Organizations and Education in the Islamic World, David Krogmann.- 8. Regional Ideas in International Education Organizations: The Case of SEAMO, David Krogmann.- 9. Talking About Education: How Topics Vary Between International Organizations, Michael Windzio and Raphael Heiberger.- 10. Education as Cultural Frame, John W. Meyer.- 11. Isomorphism, 'Cultural Spheres' and Education Systems: A Brief Summary and Concluding Remarks,  Michael Windzio and Kerstin Martens.

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 sciencedisci­plines, including social policy, education, sociology, political science, international relations, organizational the­ory, and economics.

Kerstin Martens is Professor of International Relations at the Univer­sity of Bremen, Ger­many.

Michael Windzio is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bremen, Germany.

“A central problematic for education policy scholars has been to understand the relationships between path-dependent national factors and the global diffusion of ideas, particularly Western rationalism, in constituting education policy. This collection proffers an empirically-based account that accepts to some extent the isomorphism argument of neo-institutionalists, but argues that this is mediated by specific cultural orientations across and within nations, as well as by other national features.  As such, this provocative collection offers challenges to all education policy scholars and to future research agendas.” -  Bob Lingard, Professorial Fellow, Australian Catholic University and Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland, Australia

“This bold new book, edited by Kerstin Martens and Michael Windzio, investigates how Western ideas and institutional practices have diffused globally – and why their uptake varies across culturally distinct groups of countries. Early chapters focus on patterns of isomorphism across nations while later chapters provide important new evidence on the roles played by international organizations in the transmission of Western educational ideas and models. Later chapters provide important new research on familiar international organizations such as the OECD, the World Bank, and UNESCO – while introducing us to the roles played by two educational IOs that are less frequently studied, SEAMEO (the South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization) and ICESCO (Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). In a rich dialogue with the work of John Meyer the book shows convincingly how both isomorphic diffusion and cultural variation shape global governance in education.” - Karen Mundy, Professor, University of Toronto, Canada

 

"This is a highly important and timely edited collection on a topic of remarkable and growing significance. The book brings together the work of a dynamic research team, whose writing and influence in the field of transnational education governance cannot be over-stated. Well-theorised and featuring a plethora of empirical analyses from a range of policy actors and contexts, this book is thoroughly recommended for students and scholars interested in the field of education policy and governance in Europe and globally." - Sotiria Grek, Professor, University of Edinburgh, UK

 

Focuses on the verti­cal interdepend­en­cies through carefully selected IOs, providing path-breaking and systemati­cally aligned re­search on the paradigms that IOs spread across the globe Meets a growing demand for more systematic knowledge about the development and trans­formation of education sys­tems and the agency of IOs in global education govern­ance Employs historical macro-data to iden­tify the national and international factors which determined the introduction of and changes to education policy This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access

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