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Author:   S. Leibfried ,  A. Rusconi ,  K. Leuze ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780230007031

ISBN 10:   0230007031
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   11 October 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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INTRODUCTION New Arenas of Education Governance: The Impact of International Organizations and Markets on Education Policy Making; K.Leuze, K.Martens & A.Rusconi PART ONE: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Educational Multilateralism: Origins and Indications for Global Governance; K.Mundy How To Become an Influential Actor: The 'Comparative Turn' in OECD Education Policy; K.Martens From the European Commission to the Member States and Back: A Comparison of the Bologna and the Copenhagen Process; C.Balzer & A.Rusconi Towards an International Regime for the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications: The Empowered Role of UNESCO in Today's Knowledge-Based Economy; E.Hartmann Converging Agendas in Education Policy: Lifelong Learning in the World Bank and the International Labor Organization; A.Jakobi PART TWO: MARKETIZATION GATS: Commodifying Education via Trade Treaties; C.Scherrer Crossborder Education: Changes and Challenges in Program and Provider Mobility; J.Knight Internationalization of Markets for Education? New Actors Within Nations and Increasing Flows Between Nations; R.Sackmann Characteristics of Growth in the Education Industry: Illustrations from US Education Businesses; G.C.Hentschke Implications of Marketization for the Perception of Education as Public or Private Good; B.Kohlrausch & K.Leuze CONCLUDING REMARKS New Arenas of Global Governance: Reflections and Directions; R.Dale & S.Robertson International Organizations, Markets and the Nation State in Education Governance; A.Weymann, K.Martens, A.Rusconi & K.Leuze

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KERSTIN MARTENS is Senior Researcher in the Collaborative Research Centre, University of Bremen, Germany. Her research interests include education policy, NGOs and international organizations. She is the author of NGOs and the United Nations. ALESSANDRA RUSCONI is Senior Researcher in the Collaborative Research Centre, University of Bremen, Germany. Her research interests include education policy, family research, life course and social change. KATHRIN LEUZE is a Junior Researcher in the Collaborative Research Centre, University of Bremen, Germany.

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