Global Pathways to Education Cultural Spheres, Networks, and International Organizations

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In this open access volume, the editors identify the trajectoƯries and patƯterns displayed by education systems and investigate the causes of change from a global and historical perspective. The contributors argue that the emergence and deƯvelopment of educaƯtion systems can be traced back to inherent national factors, as well as to the internaƯtional diffusion of ideas. The research presented in this volume is a wide-ranging analysis and explanaƯtion of the dynamics of emergence, diffusion, and change in relation to state educaƯtion systems. The chapters offer an empirical investigation into whether the global diffusion of WestƯern-rational educational content and organizational forms occurs as expected by neoinstituƯtionalist theory, or whether culturally specific developmenƯtal paths dominate in different parts of the world. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in various social science disciƯplines, including social policy, education, sociology, political science, international relations, organizational theƯory, and economics.

Politecnico di Milano

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