Evaluating European Education Policy-Making

This collection is an inside look at European Commission policy-making in education and the privatization of policy-making in the European Union. Along with contributions from leading academics in the field of educational policy and policy-sociology, this book also introduces the voices of policy consultants and policy-makers.

Autorentext
Stephen J Ball, Institute of Education, UK Antonio Olmedo, University of Roehampton, UK Jacob Dencik, University of Bath, UK Cynthia M.H. Villalba, Stockholm University, Sweden Åse Gornitzka, University of Oslo, Norway Daniela Ulicna, ICFI International, Brussels Jeroen Huisman, Ghent University, Belgium.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Evaluating European Education Policy-Making in Education and Training: Between Institutional Legitimization and Policy Privatization; Manuel Souto-Otero 2. Competition, Governance and Global Education Policy; Antonio Olmedo and Stephen Ball 3. Breaking Down the Learning Silos: What Role for Employers and the Private Sector in Education and Learning?; Jacob Dencik 4. The Increasing Need for Private Actors in Policymaking at the European Commission; Cyntia Villalba 5. 'All in'? Patterns of Participation in EU Education Policy; Åse Gornitzka 6. The Role of Private Companies in Supporting European Policy in the Field of Education and Training; Daniela Ulicna 7. Higher Education Experts and Commissioned Research: Between Stability, Fragility and Ambiguity?; Jeoren Huisman 8. Conclusions: Who Benefits from EU Policy-Making in Education? The European Commission and the Privatization of Education Policy; Manuel Souto-Otero