Transformation of Education Policy

TONIA BIEBER is a Research Fellow at the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, GermanyMICHAEL 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, GermanyANJA P. JAKOBI is a Senior Researcher at the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, GermanyPHILIPP KNODEL is a Research Fellow at the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, GermanyDENNIS NIEMANN is a Research Fellow at the TranState Research Center 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, GermanyJANNA 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, GermanyHEIKO 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

• PART I: THEORY AND METHODS Introduction – Education Policy in Transformation; A.Nagel, K.Martens  & M.Windzio Measuring Transformation of Education Policy – A Mixed-Method Approach; A.Nagel, T.Bieber, A.P.Jakobi, P.Knodel, D.Niemann  & J.Teltemann PART II: HISTORICAL SETTINGS The Educating State – Historical Developments and Current Trends; A.Weymann PART III: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Turn of the Tide – New Horizons in German Education Policy- Making through IO Influence; D.Niemann Playing the Multilevel Game in Education – The PISA Study and the Bologna Process triggering Swiss Harmonization; T.Bieber What's England got to do with it? British Underestimation of International Initiatives in Education Policy; P.Knodel  & H.Walkenhorst Education Policy in New Zealand – Successfully Navigating the International Market for Education; M.Dobbins A Contrasting Case – the USA and its Weak Response to Internationalization Processes in Education Policy; M.Dobbins  & K.Martens PART IV: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES Comparing Education Policy Networks; A.Nagel The Internationalization of Education Policy in a Cross-National Perspective; A.P.Jakobi, J.Teltemann  & M.Windzio Conclusion: Education Policy, Globalization and the Changing Nation State– Accelerating and Retarding Conditions; M.Windzio, K.Martens  & A.Nagel

'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