The Influence of Transnational Organizations on National Education Systems

The national state, international organizations and globalization are crucial elements in the discussions on educational policy. This work looks into the mechanics of reciprocal influence exertion in educational policy-making. The neoinstitutionalist isomorphism theory and the externalization thesis offer significant theoretical insights into the influence of international organizations on state education systems. While the majority of works in this field presuppose the challenges to education which spring from this process to be real and pre-exist the discursive process, the study steps back in the debate and takes closer look at its constellations. For this purpose the OECD has been selected as a topical example of the new quality of educational work beyond the level of the nation-state.

Autorentext

The Author: Marcelo Parreira do Amaral, born in Moji Guaçu-SP (Brazil) has majored in Education and in American Studies at the University of Frankfurt am Main. As a Ph.D. candidate he researches the work of international actors in the field of educational policy.

Inhalt
Contents: The national state Globalization International organizations International regimes Educational policy OECD and education Neo-institutionalist isomorphism theory Theory of externalization and interrelationship networks Comparative education.