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Streitwieser, Bernhard, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2014
Continuous and rapid developments in global higher education today more than ever before present new questions, greater challenges, and vast new opportunities for institutions, policy makers, scholars and students alike. This book is a collection of studies and essays by many of the leading experts in international higher education who share their…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Higher Education, Student Mobility, Comparative Education
Meyer, Heinz-Dieter, Ed.; Benavot, Aaron, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2013
Over the past ten years the PISA assessment has risen to strategic prominence in the international education policy discourse. Sponsored, organized and administered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA seems well on its way to being institutionalized as the main engine in the global accountability regime. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, International Assessment, Global Approach
Forsey, Martin, Ed.; Davies, Scott, Ed.; Walford, Geoffrey, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2008
"Which school should I choose for my child?" For many parents, this question is one of the most important of their lives. "School choice" is a slogan being voiced around the globe, conjuring images of a marketplace with an abundance of educational options. Those promoting educational choice also promise equality, social…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Comparative Education, School Choice, Economically Disadvantaged