The OECD globalisation and education policy

This guide to global education policy looks at the role of the OECD in co-ordinating and changing education policy, making clear how processes of persuasion may work. Aspects such as ideological tensions, and the politics of educational factors are also considered.

Chapter headings:Introduction to the OECD, Globalisation and Education Policy. Acknowledgements. Why the OECD? Globalisation and Changing Educational Policy. The OECD, Globalisation and Educational Policy Making: Changing Relationships. Ideological Tensions in the OECD's Educational Work. The Politics of educational Indicators. From Recurrent Education to Lifelong Learning: the Vocational Education and Training Saga. Redefining University Education. The OECD and Educational Policies in a Changing World. References. Subject index.