Overview
- Provides an in-depth overview of the impact of OECD educational initiatives and programs across both member and non-member states
- Draws on interviews with key agents as well as primary sources harvested in both the OECD archives and from national archives across five continents
- Brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to discuss the trajectory of education policy from a comparative perspective
- Presents the first comprehensive historical account of the development of the OECD from its conception to present day
Part of the book series: Global Histories of Education (GHE)
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This edited volume focuses on the historical role of the OECD (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) in shaping global education policy. In this book, contributors shed light on the present-day perspective of Comparative Education as a logical addition to current scholarship on the history of international organizations in the field of education. Doing so, the book provides a deeper understanding of contemporary developments in education that will enable us to reflect critically on the trajectories and future developments of education worldwide.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Background of the OECD’s Rise to the Role as a Global Authority in Education
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The Impact of OECD Educational Initiatives and Programs in National Contexts
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OECD’s Education Initiatives and Programs in a Global Perspective
Reviews
“In an era of globalization, this book stands out as an important contribution by historicizing the mission and role of the OECD. The choice of perspectives provides explanatory power to understand the nexus of global formations and historical trajectories shaped by the OECD over the last seventy years. Fluently written and rich by the substantive use of theories and evidence. Highly recommended.” (KirstenSivesind, Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Oslo, Norway)
“The OECD and its different tools are now common names among education stakeholders worldwide. Yet, we know little about how the OECD became such an influential international organization in education. This book provides empirical and theoretical explorations of this theme, and the story that emerges is complex and multi-layered. Ydesen has assembled superb scholars in an enterprise that is truly more than the sum of its parts. The book is essential reading for scholars interested in the study of international organizations and their interaction with educational systems worldwide.” (Oren Pizmony-Levy, Associate Professor of International and Comparative Education, Department of International and Transcultural Studies, Columbia University, USA)
“Combining policy studies with historical analysis, the book peeks under the veneer of the OECD and explores the mechanisms, conversations, and internal contestations that led to its current position of power in global education. Drawing on unique documentary sources, authors track the life of the OECD not as a unified mass but as a complex organization, interdependent of its social-cultural-historical surroundings and clinging to its original view of education as an economic production function.” (William C. Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development, University of Edinburgh, Scotland)
“This edited collection carefully and insightfully unpacks the politics and practices of the rise of the OECD as a significant research and policy actor in global education governance. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the hold that comparative learning assessments have over education policy, the politics of this, and what the implications are for education and society at large.” (Sotiria Grek, Senior Lecturer of Social Policy, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland)Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Christian Ydesen is Professor in the Department of Culture and Learning at Aalborg University, Denmark.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The OECD’s Historical Rise in Education
Book Subtitle: The Formation of a Global Governing Complex
Editors: Christian Ydesen
Series Title: Global Histories of Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33799-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33798-8Published: 19 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33801-5Published: 19 December 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-33799-5Published: 18 December 2019
Series ISSN: 2731-6408
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6416
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 308
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Education Economics, International and Comparative Education, International Organization