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Author:   Julia Resnik
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138570498

ISBN 10:   1138570494
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   18 December 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction. The power of numbers and networks: understanding the mechanisms of diffusion of educational models 1. Standards are good (for) business: standardised comparison and the private sector in education 2. The power of numbers: the adoption and consequences of national low-stakes standardised tests in Israel 3. Global polity in adult education and UNESCO: landmarking, brokering and framing policy 4. Awareness-raising, legitimation or backlash? Effects of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on education systems in Germany 5. Interpreting the circulation of educational discourse across space: searching for new vocabularies 6. Global argonauts: returnees and diaspora as sources of innovation in China and Israel 7. The development of the International Baccalaureate in Spanish speaking countries: a global comparative approach

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Julia Resnik is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Her main research areas are globalisation of education policies, comparative education, multiculturalism, migrant children (migrant workers and asylum seekers), international education and the involvement of civil society in education systems. She has edited various special issues and published many articles in peer-reviewed Anglophone and francophone journals.

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