Bob Lingard is a Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Education and Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland, Australia.Wayne Martino is a Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.Goli Rezai-Rashti is a Professor of Education at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.Sam Sellar is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia.

• Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. The OECD’s Education WorkChapter 3. Running the ‘Education Race‘Chapter 4. Strong Performers/Successful Reformers in Education?Chapter 5. ‘Gap Talk‘ and ‘Failing Boys‘ in OntarioChapter 6. High Stakes Testing for School Systems in AustraliaChapter 7. Conclusion

Bob Lingard is a Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Education and Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland, Australia.Wayne Martino is a Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.Goli Rezai-Rashti is a Professor of Education at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.Sam Sellar is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia.

• Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. The OECD’s Education WorkChapter 3. Running the ‘Education Race‘Chapter 4. Strong Performers/Successful Reformers in Education?Chapter 5. ‘Gap Talk‘ and ‘Failing Boys‘ in OntarioChapter 6. High Stakes Testing for School Systems in AustraliaChapter 7. Conclusion

Bob Lingard is a Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Education and Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland, Australia.Wayne Martino is a Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.Goli Rezai-Rashti is a Professor of Education at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.Sam Sellar is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia.

• Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. The OECD’s Education WorkChapter 3. Running the ‘Education Race‘Chapter 4. Strong Performers/Successful Reformers in Education?Chapter 5. ‘Gap Talk‘ and ‘Failing Boys‘ in OntarioChapter 6. High Stakes Testing for School Systems in AustraliaChapter 7. Conclusion