Wholesale Global Pathways to Education: Cultural Spheres, Networks, and International Organizations - Hardcover

by Kerstin Martens (Editor), Michael Windzio (Editor) In this open access volume, the editors identify the trajecto-ries and pat-terns displayed by education systems and investigate the causes of change from a global and historical perspective. The contributors argue that the emergence and de-velopment of educa-tion systems can be traced back to inherent national factors, as well as to the interna-tional diffusion of ideas. The research presented in this volume is a wide-ranging analysis and explana-tion of the dynamics of emergence, diffusion, and change in relation to state educa-tion systems. The chapters offer an empirical investigation into whether the global diffusion of West-ern-rational educational content and organizational forms occurs as expected by neoinstitu-tionalist theory, or whether culturally specific developmen-tal paths dominate in different parts of the world. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in various social science disci-plines, including social policy, education, sociology, political science, international relations, organizational the-ory, and economics. Back Jacket In this open access volume, the editors identify the trajecto-ries and pat-terns displayed by education systems and investigate the causes of change from a global and historical perspective. The contributors argue that the emergence and de-velopment of educa-tion systems can be traced back to inherent national factors, as well as to the interna-tional diffusion of ideas. The research presented in this volume is a wide-ranging analysis and explana-tion of the dynamics of emergence, diffusion, and change in relation to state educa-tion systems. The chapters offer an empirical investigation into whether the global diffusion of West-ern-rational educational content and organizational forms occurs as expected by neoinstitu-tionalist theory, or whether culturally specific developmen-tal paths dominate in different parts of the world. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in various social science disci-plines, including social policy, education, sociology, political science, international relations, organizational the-ory, and economics. Kerstin Martens is Professor of International Relations at the Univer-sity of Bremen, Ger-many. Michael Windzio is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bremen, Germany. Author Biography Kerstin Martens is Professor of International Relations at the Univer-sity of Bremen, Ger-many. Michael Windzio is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bremen, Germany. Number of Pages: 318 Dimensions: 0.81 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 01, 2021