Transformation of Education Policy

PART I: THEORY AND METHODS Introduction - Education Policy in Transformation; A.Nagel, K.Martens & M.Windzio Measuring Transformation of Education Policy - A Mixed-Method Approach; A.Nagel, T.Bieber, A.P.Jakobi, P.Knodel, D.Niemann & J.Teltemann PART II: HISTORICAL SETTINGS The Educating State - Historical Developments and Current Trends; A.Weymann PART III: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Turn of the Tide - New Horizons in German Education Policy- Making through IO Influence; D.Niemann Playing the Multilevel Game in Education - The PISA Study and the Bologna Process triggering Swiss Harmonization; T.Bieber What's England got to do with it? British Underestimation of International Initiatives in Education Policy; P.Knodel & H.Walkenhorst Education Policy in New Zealand - Successfully Navigating the International Market for Education; M.Dobbins A Contrasting Case - the USA and its Weak Response to Internationalization Processes in Education Policy; M.Dobbins & K.Martens PART IV: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES Comparing Education Policy Networks; A.Nagel The Internationalization of Education Policy in a Cross-National Perspective; A.P.Jakobi, J.Teltemann & M.Windzio Conclusion: Education Policy, Globalization and the Changing Nation State- Accelerating and Retarding Conditions; M.Windzio, K.Martens & A.Nagel