Convergence in Education Policy? A Quantitative Analysis of Policy Change and Stability in OECD Countries

Autor/inn/en	Jakobi, Anja P.; Teltemann, Janna
Titel	Convergence in Education Policy? A Quantitative Analysis of Policy Change and Stability in OECD Countries
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 41 (2011) 5, S.579-595 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Educational Cooperation; Statistical Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Educational Change; Global Approach; Expenditure per Student; Expenditures; Enrollment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Statistische Analyse; Bildungsreform; Globales Denken; Ausgaben; Einschulung
Abstract	In this article, we quantitatively assess education policy change in OECD countries. While research has frequently underlined the importance of international exchange for national policy development, it is yet unclear whether resulting policies are converging. By distinguishing different kinds of education policy goals, we hypothesise that indicators related to macro-level goals are more likely to converge than those related to implementation. We then analyse the development of several education policies since the 1990s. We find strong convergence of some indicators and among some groups of countries, but no clear pattern emerges. Convergence is only partially influenced by the abstractness of education policy goals, and in particular the Scandinavian countries seem to pursue their own approaches in important education policy options. (Contains 1 table, 6 figures and 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10