International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research

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Dedication v ForewordPeter W. Sheehan, AO xi PrefaceJoseph Zajda xv Acknowledgements xvii Globalisation, Education and Policy Research: Overview and IntroductionJoseph Zajda (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus) xix Contributors xxxiii PART ONE SECTION 1: MAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES Section EditorsJoseph Zajda (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus) and Kassie Freeman (Dillard University) 1.1 Globalisation, Education and Policy Research 1. Globalisation, Education and Policy: Changing Paradigms Joseph Zajda (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus) 1 2. Policy Borrowing in Education: Frameworks for Analysis David Phillips (Oxford University) 23 3. Comparative Education Policy and Globalisation: Evolution, Missions and Roles Mark Bray (University of Hong Kong) 35 4. The Education and Training of Knowledge Workers David Wilson (University of Toronto, OISE) 49 5. Tacit Skills and Occupational Mobility in a Global Culture Karen Evans (University of London, the Institute of Education) 65 6. Development, Globalisation and Decentralisation: Comparative Research towards a Theory for Managing Diversity David Turner (University of Glamorgan) 85 7. Globalisation and the Governance of National Education Systems Holger Daun (University of Stockholm) 93 1.2 Globalisation and Higher Education 8. Rethinking Globalisation and the Future Role of Education in Africa MacLeans Geo-JaJa (Brigham Young University) and Joseph Zajda (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus) 109 9. Neoliberalism, Globalisation, and Latin American Higher Education: The Challenge to National Universities Robert A. Rhoads, Carlos A. Torres, and Andrea Brewster (University of California, Los Angeles) 131 10. Globalisation and Higher Education Policy Changes Kingsley Banya (Florida International University) 147 viii TABLE OF CONTENTS 11. Globalisation and Education Reforms in Hong Kong: Paradigm Shifts Yin Cheong Cheng (Hong Kong Institute of Education) 165 12. The Impact of Globalisation on the Mission of the University Mhammed Sabour (University of Joensuu) 189 13. Globalisation, Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism: Australia Jerzy Smolicz and Margaret Secombe (University of Adelaide) 207 14. Globalisation and Higher Education in Chile and Romania: The Roles of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization Mark Ginsburg, Oscar Espinoza, Simona Popa, and Mayumi Terano (University of Pittsburgh) 221 SECTION 2: GLOBALISATION AND EDUCATION POLICY REFORM Section EditorsVal Rust ((University of California, Los Angeles) and Joseph Zajda (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus) 2.1 Globalisation, Education Policy and Change 15. Globalisation and Educational Policy Shifts Val D. Rust and W. James Jacob (University of California, Los Angeles) 235 16. Convergence or Divergences? Comparing Education Reforms in Hong Kong and Singapore Michael H. Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and S. Gopinathan (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) 253 17. Globalisation and Its Effects on Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Educational Policy Duncan Waite (Southwest Texas State University), Lejf Moos (The Danish University of Education) and Chulsub Lew (Southwest Texas State University) 279 18. The New Partnership for African Development: Implications for Skills Development Leon Tikly (University of Bristol) 293 19. Globalisation and Pre-Service Teacher Education in Australia: A New Dimension Diane Cullen (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus) 315 20. PISA in Germany: A Search for Causes and Evolving Answers Hans Lingens (California Lutheran University) 327 2.2 Policy Issues: Gender, Equity, Minorities, and Human Rights 21. Globalisations, Research and Policies Regarding Gender Issues Margaret B. Sutherland (University of Leeds) 337 22. Employment Equity and Higher Education: Policy Borrowings and the Politics of Language Laura Portnoi (University of California, Los Angeles) 351 23. Minorities and Indigenous Groups in Education Joseph Zajda (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus) 367 TABLE OF CONTENTS ix 24. Islamic Education Holger Daun (Stockholm University) and Reza Arjmand (University of Stockholm) 377 25. National Initiatives in Human Rights Education: The Implementation of Human Rights Education Policy Reform in Schools Yvette Lapayese (Loyola Marymount University) 389 PART TWO Globalisation, Education and Policy Research: Changing Schools SECTION 3: GLOBALISATION AND EDUCATION POLICY: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Section EditorsMacleans Geo-JaJa (Brigham Young University), Joseph Zajda (Australian Catholic University) and Rea Zajda (James Nicholas Publishers) 3.1 Education, Policy, and Curricula Issues 26. The Educational Reform and Transformation in Russia Joseph Zajda (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus) 405 27. Globalisation and Public Education Policies in Latin America: Challenges to and Contributions of Teachers and Higher Education Institutions Robert Arnove (Indiana University) 431 28. Educational Reform: Who are the Radicals? Val D. Rust (University of California, Los Angeles) 443 29. The GATS and Trade in Educational Services: Issues for Canada in the Pan-American Context Daniel Schugurensky (University of Toronto, OISE) and Adam Davidson-Harden 457 30. Education and Globalisation Dan OBrien (Macquarie University) 481 31. Inside but Below: The Puzzle of Education in the Global Order Crain Soudien (University of Cape Town) 501 32. Globalisation, Education Reforms and Policy Change in Africa: the Case of Nigeria MacLeans A Geo-JaJa (Brigham Young University) 517 33. The Interaction of Human Development, Economic Development and Nation-Building on the Industrial Staircase Garth Mangum (University of Utah) 537 3.2 Curriculum and Policy Change: Language, Linguistic Diversity and Teaching English 34. Language-in-Education Policies and Practices in Africa with a Special Focus on Tanzania and South Africa Insights from Research in Progress Birgit Brock-Utne (University of Oslo) 549 x TABLE OF CONTENTS 35. Reinventing English: Text Lists and Curriculum Change in Ireland and Australia Donna Gibbs (Macquarie University), Tom Mullins (University College Cork), and Kerry-Ann OSullivan (Macquarie University) 567 SECTION 4: GLOBALISATION AND EDUCATION REFORMS Section EditorsSuzanne Majhanovich (University of Western Ontario) and Joseph Zajda (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus) 4.1 Globalisation, Education Policy and Reform: Changing Schools 36. Decentralisation of Education Policies in a Global Perspective Alberto Arenas (University of Arizona) 583 37. Educational Decentralisation: Rhetoric or Reality Suzanne Majhanovich (University of Western Ontario) 599 38. Education as a Fault Line in Assessing Democratisation: Ignoring the Globalising Influences of Schools Erwin Epstein (Loyola University of Chicago) 613 39. The Edge of Chaos: Explorations in Education and Conflict Lynn Davies (University of Birmingham) 631 40. Current Reforms in Special Education: Delusion or Solution? 41. School and University Partnerships in Australia: Tentative Beginnings Laurie Brady (University of Technology Sydney) 659 42. Addressing the Challenge of Principalship in Australian Catholic Schools Paul Carlin and Helga Neidhart (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus) 671 4.2 Curriculum in the Global Culture 43. Education for Democracy: Some Basic Definitions, Concepts, and Clarifications Laura B. Perry (Loyola University of Chicago) 685 44. The Politics of Rewriting History: New School History Textbooks