Global Pathways to Education Cultural Spheres, Networks, and International Organizations /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Martens, Kerstin (Editor), Windzio, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
• Series: Global Dynamics of Social Policy,
• Subjects: Social policy.; Education and state.; Educational sociology.; Comparative Social Policy.; Education Policy.; Sociology of Education.
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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.