Global Dynamics of Social Policy

Published: 2005. 332 Pages. Palgrave Macmillan-Switzerland. Contents: 1 The Global Development, Difusion, and Transformation of Education Systems: Transnational Isomorphism and ‘Cultural Spheres’. 2   he Introduction of Compulsory Schooling Around the World: Global Difusion Between Isomorphism and ‘Cultural Spheres’  3   The Global Trajectories of Compulsory Education: Clustering Sequences of Policy Development  4   Does Globalization Afect the Performance of SecondaryEducation Systems? A Coevolution Model of Multiplex Transnational Networks and Educational Performance 5   International Organizations in Education: New Takes on Old Paradigms  6   Finding the Poster Child: Reference Patterns in OECD7   International Organizations and Education in the Islamic World  8   Regional Ideas in International Education Organizations: The Case of SEAMEO  9   Talking About Education: How Topics Vary Between International Organizations  10   Education as Cultural Frame  11   Isomorphism, ‘Cultural Spheres’, and Education Systems: A Brief Summary and Concluding Remarks