Internationalization of Education Policy: A New Constellation of Statehood in Education?

284 Pages·2014·3.117 MB·English

by  Kerstin Martens, Philipp Knodel, Michael Windzio (eds.)

Transformations of the State
Series Editors: Achim Hurrelmann, Carleton University, Canada; Stephan Leibfried, University of
Bremen, Germany; Kerstin Martens, University of Bremen, Germany; Peter Mayer, University of
Bremen, Germany.
Titles include:
Outlines of the themes of the series:
Achim Hurrelmann, Stephan Leibfried, Kerstin Martens and Peter Mayer (editors)
TRANSFORMING THE GOLDEN-AGE NATION STATE
Steffen Mau, Heike Brabandt, Lena Laube and Christof Roos
LIBERAL STATES AND THE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
Selective Borders, Unequal Mobility
Lutz Leisering (editor)
THE NEW REGULATORY STATE
Regulating Pensions in Germany and the UK
Andreas Kruck
PRIVATE RATINGS, PUBLIC REGULATIONS
Credit Rating Agencies and Global Financial Governance
Michael Dobbins
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Convergence Towards a Common Model?
Moritz Weiss
TRANSACTIONS COSTS AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS
Unravelling the ESDP
Heinz Rothgang, Mirella Cacace, Simone Grimmeisen, Uwe Helmert, Claus Wendt
THE STATE AND HEALTHCARE
Comparing OECD Countries
Anna Holzscheiter
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
The Transformative Power of Transnational Discourse
Kerstin Martens, Alexander-Kenneth Nagel, Michael Windzio and Ansgar W eymann (editors)
TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION POLICY
Steffen Schneider, Achim Hurrelmann, Zuzana Krell-Laluhová, Frank Nullmeier and Achim Wiesner.
DEMOCRACY’S DEEP ROOTS
Why the Nation State Remains Legitimate
Anja P. Jakobi
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND LIFELONG LEARNING
From Global Agendas to Policy Diffusion
Michael J. Warning
TRANSNATIONAL PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
Networks, Law and Legitimacy
Thomas Rixen
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERNATIONAL TAX GOVERNANCE
Hartmut Wessler (editor)
PUBLIC DELIBERATION AND PUBLIC CULTURE
The Writings of Bernhard Peters, 1993–2005
Hartmut Wessler, Bernhard Peters, Michael Bru”ggemann, Katharina Kleinen-von Ko”nigslo”w, Stefanie Sifft
TRANSNATIONALIZATION OF PUBLIC SPHERES
Jochen Zimmerman, Jörg R. Werner, Philipp B. Volmer
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE IN ACCOUNTING
Public Power and Private Commitment
Jochen Zimmermann and Jörg R. Werner
REGULATING CAPITALISM?
The Evolution of Transnational Accounting Governance
Peter Starke
RADICAL WELFARE STATE RETRENCHMENT
A Comparative Analysis
Jens Steffek, Claudia Kissling, Patrizia Nanz (editors)
CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
A Cure for the Democratic Deficit?
Klaus Dingwerth
THE NEW TRANSNATIONALISM
Transnational Governance and Democratic Legitimacy
Kerstin Martens, Alessandra Rusconi and Kathrin Leuze (editors)
NEW ARENAS OF EDUCATION GOVERNANCE
The Impact of International Organizations and Markets on Educational Policy Making
Kerstin Martens, Philipp Knodel and Michael Windzio (editors)
INTERNATIONALIZATION OF EDUCATION POLICY
A New Constellation of Statehood in Education?
Achim Hurrelmann, Steffen Schneider and Jens Steffek (editors)
LEGITIMACY IN AN AGE OF GLOBAL POLITICS
Joan DeBardeleben and Achim Hurrelmann (editors)
DEMOCRATIC DILEMMAS OF MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE
Legitimacy, Representation and Accountability in the European Union
Peter Starke, Alexandra Kaasch, Franca Van Hooren (editors)
The Welfare State as Crisis Manager
Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis
Christof Roos
THE EU AND IMMIGRATION POLICIES
Cracks in the Walls of Fortress Europe?
Eva Maria Voegtle
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY CONVERGENCE AND THE BOLOGNA PROCESS
A Cross-National Study
Silke Weinlich
THE UN SECRETARIAT’S INFLUENCE ON THE EVOLUTION OF PEACEKEEPING
Ansgar Weymann
STATES, MARKETS AND EDUCATION
The Rise and Limits of the Education State
Transformations of the State
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Internationalization of
Education Policy
A New Constellation of Statehood in
Education?
Edited by
Kerstin Martens, Philipp Knodel and Michael Windzio
University of Bremen, Germany
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Contents
List of Tables and Figures vii
List of Abbreviations ix
Notes on Contributors xv
Acknowledgements xix
1 I ntroduction: Outcomes and Actors’ Reactions on
Internationalization in Education Policy – A Theoretical
Approach 1
Philipp Knodel, Michael Windzio and Kerstin Martens
Part I – Quantitative Analyses 35
2 Achievement vs. Equality – What Determines PISA
Performance? 37
Janna Teltemann
3 Sweeping Change – But Does It Matter? The Bologna
Process and Determinants of Student Mobility 67
Timm Fulge and Eva Maria Vögtle
Part II – Case Studies 89
4 A fter the Big Bang – German Education Policy in the
Wake of the PISA Study and the Bologna Process 91
Dennis Niemann
5 F rench Education Politics after PISA and
Bologna – Rupture or Continuité ? 115
Michael Dobbins
6 On Silent Wings – PISA, Bologna, and the
Debate about Internationalization in England 142
Philipp Knodel
7 N ew Culture, Old System – Reactions to
Internationalization in Spanish Education Policy 163
Marie Popp
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8 Cooperation or Conflict? Education Politics in Switzerland
after the PISA Study and the Bologna Process 179
Tonia Bieber
9 A New Internationalization Trend? The PISA Study,
the Bologna Process, and U.S. Education Policy 202
Tonia Bieber, Michael Dobbins, Timm Fulge and Kerstin Martens
10 Joining the World of Education? China’s Reaction to
Internationalization Pressures 224
Alexander Akbik, Kerstin Martens and Chenjian Zhang
Part III – Conclusion 245
11 Reforming Education Policy after PISA and Bologna – Two
Logics of Governance and Reactions 247
Michael Windzio, Philipp Knodel and Kerstin Martens
Index 261
List of Tables and Figures
Tables
2.1 Multilevel regressions of reading achievement 58
3.1 Total enrolment and international students in
millions and per year 73
3.2 Summary statistics for inbound and outbound
mobility ratios 75
3.3 Hybrid regression estimates for mobility ratios 79
3.4 Pooled Poisson multilevel model of factors impacting
on dyadic student exchange patterns 84
6.1 Share of News and Press Statements in percent,
2008–2011 156
10.1 The discrepancy of reasoning for PISA results 232
10.2 The discrepancy of reflection on the test results 234
Figures
1.1 Studying the dynamics of internationalization 2
1.2 Overview of the theoretical framework for
analysing actors’ reactions 13
1.3 A macro-micro framework 21
2.1 a. Ability grouping for some and for all subjects
within a school, PISA 2006; b. Ability grouping for
some and for all subjects within a school, PISA 2009 45
2.2 Variance between schools in 2009, change since 2000 46
2.3 Changes in grade repetition rates, PISA 2003, 2009 47
2.4 Autonomy in staffing, PISA 2000–2009 49
2.5 Use of assessments for comparisons, PISA 2000–2009 50
2.6 External monitoring of schools, PISA 2003 and 2009 51
2.7 Reading achievement, PISA 2000–2009 52
2.8 Range of reading scores 53
2.9 Association between socio-cultural status and reading
achievement 54
2.10 Association between stratification and achievement,
PISA 2000–2009 55
2.11 Association between stratification and educational
inequality, PISA 2000–2009 56
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2.12 Association between standardization and reading
achievement, PISA 2000–2009 57
2.13 Association between standardization and educational
inequality, PISA 2000–2009 57
2.14 Effect of socio-economic status moderated by degree
of ability grouping 60
3.1 Growth in enrolment by domestic and international
students, 2000–2010 72
3.2 Mobility ratios of case study countries 74
6.1 PISA articles in English newspapers 146
List of Abbreviations
AACRAO American Association of Collegiate Registrars and
Admissions Officers
AERES Agence de l’évaluation de la recherche et de
l’enseignement supérieur (Evaluation Agency for
Research and Higher Education)
ANECA Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y
Acreditación (National Agency for Quality Assurance
and Accreditation)
ANPE Asociación Nacional del Profesorado Estatal-Sindicato
Independiente (National Association of Teachers-
Independent Union)
ANR Agence Nationale de la Recherche (National Agency for
Research)
APQN Asia Pacific Quality Network
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AUNP ASEAN University Network Programme
BA Bachelor
bac Baccalauréat (French Secondary School-leaving
Examination)
BBT Bundesamt für Berufsbildung und Technologie (Federal
Office for Professional Education and Technology)
BDA Bundesvereinigung der deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände
(Confederation of German Employers’ Associations)
BFS Bundesamt für Statistik (Swiss Federal Statistical Office)
BIS Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Federal
Ministry of Education and Research)
BTS Brevets de technicien supérieur (Technician certificates)
CAFTA China-ASEAN Free Trade Area
CANAE Confederación Estatal de Asociaciones de Estudiantes
(Federal Confederation of Students’ Associations)
CE Confédération étudiante (Confederation of Students)
CEAPA Confederación Española de Asociaciones de Padres y
Madres de Alumnos (Spanish Confederation of Parents’
Associations)
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