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Re-Conceptualising Education Policy Trajectories in a Globalised World: Lessons from a Multi-Level Comparison of Accountability in France and Quebec
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Maroy, Christian; Pons, Xavier – Comparative Education, 2021
This article aims to show the value of the concept of policy trajectory to compare, from a long-term perspective, the transformations of education policies in the context of globalisation. After discussing the scope and limitations of the analyses of the concept in the literature -- descriptive, sequential, metaphorical and building on the works…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Comparative Education, Accountability, Global Approach
Assessing the Basic Skills of the Highly Educated in 21 OECD Countries: An International Benchmark Study of Graduates' Proficiency in Literacy and Numeracy Using the PIAAC 2012 Data
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Lindberg, Matti; Silvennoinen, Heikki – Comparative Education, 2018
This study compares the literacy and numeracy proficiencies of higher education (HE) degree holders in 21 OECD countries based on primary analysis of the national data sets collected via the OECD's Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012 study. The differences in the graduates' average literacy and numeracy…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Basic Skills, International Assessment
The National Management of Public and Catholic Schools in France: Moving from a Loosely Coupled towards an Integrated System?
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Pons, Xavier; van Zanten, Agnès; Da Costa, Sylvie – Comparative Education, 2015
In this article, we analyse changes in the contemporary management of private Catholic schools under State contract in France since the 1980s. Writing from a "policy sociology" perspective, we use data from previous studies on policy and on public and private schools as well as from an ongoing research project comparing policies of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Catholic Schools, Educational Policy, Accountability
Comparing OECD Educational Models through the Prism of PISA
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Bulle, Nathalie – Comparative Education, 2011
The PISA survey influences educational policies through an international competitive process which is not wholly rationally-oriented. Firstly, PISA league tables act normatively upon the definition of formal educational aims while the survey tests cannot evaluate the educational systems' relative strengths with regards to such aims. We argue that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Assessment, Competition
Pluralism, Identity, and the State: National Education Policy towards Indigenous Minorities in Japan and Canada
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Takeda, Nazumi; Williams, James – Comparative Education, 2008
This paper examines educational policies toward indigenous minorities in Japan and Canada during the period of nation-building, from the latter half of the nineteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century. Both Japan and Canada first segregated indigenous children into separate educational institutions and then tried to assimilate…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Minority Groups
A Comparative Analysis of Chinese-Western Academic Exchange.
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Hayhoe, Ruth – Comparative Education, 1984
A comparative analysis of China's scholarly relations with the developed capitalist world explains China's policies; examines Sino-European scholarly exchange and American, Canadian, and Japanese exchange policies and programs; and intends to identify policies likely to contribute to cultural and educational autonomy or increase hazards of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy