Educational Policy Transfer in an Era of Globalization: Theory #x96; History #x96; Comparison

As education becomes increasingly global, the processes and politics of transfer have become a central focus of research. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary theoretical and analytical work aimed at exploring international educational reform and reveals the myriad ways that globalization is now fundamentally altering our dominant conceptions. It illustrates how transfer has emerged to play a central part in policy formation processes worldwide, but also reveals critical differences between developed countries and aid-dependent developing states. This substantial breadth, combined with a level of empirical depth absent from current research, opens up new vistas through which to understand globalization, educational policy formation, and the modalities of transfer. In doing so, the book pushes for a reevaluation of several core assumptions of transfer and educational research more generally. Table of contents 6 Acknowledgements 12 List of figures 14 Acronyms 16 Introduction 20 Section I: Theorization & Conceptualization 36 1 Theorizing Educational Policy Transfer and Globalization 38 2 Educational Policy Transfer in an Era of Globalization: conceptualizing a contribution 102 Section II: Vistas of the Developed World: The Case of Japan 144 Introduction 146 3 Locating Educational Tranfer in Japanese History 156 4 Views from in and around the Ministry: introducing ‘two-step’ transfer 192 5 Views from Beyond the Ministry: revisting ‘phony’ borrowing 226 Vistas of the Developed World: some conclusions 254 Section III: Vistas of the Developing World: The Case of Nepal 258 Introduction 260 6 Locating Educational Transfer in Nepalese History 272 7 Views from In and Around the Ministry: the warp and woof of transfer 312 8 Views from Beyond the Ministry: introducing new conduits of transfer 350 Vistas on the Developing World: some conclusions 380 Section IV: Analysis, Reconceptualization, & Application 384 9 Educational Transfer in an Era of Globalization: comparative insights 386 10 Catalyzing the Conversation: towards new models, theories, and research 410 Conclusion or New Beginning? Centering Transfer, Continuing the Conversation 452 List of References 468 Index 514 «[Jeremy Rappleye's] book is highly recommended to readers. It is an eloquent discussion of one of the most challenging issues in comparative studies today.» (John Allison, International Review of Education 60.1, 2014)