TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wiseman,Alexander W.
AU  - Davidson,Petrina M.
TI  - Cross-nationally Comparative, Evidence-based Educational Policymaking and Reform
T2  - International perspectives on education and society
SN  - 9781787437678
AV  - LB2822.75 
U1  - 379.158 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - [Place of publication not identified]
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
KW  - Educational evaluation
KW  - Educational change
KW  - Évaluation en éducation
KW  - Enseignement
KW  - Réforme
KW  - Educational strategies & policy
KW  - bicssc
KW  - EDUCATION
KW  - Administration
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Educational Policy & Reform
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Intro; CROSS-NATIONALLY COMPARATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATIONAL POLICYMAKING AND REFORM; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Volume Editors; Preface; The Rhythmic Application of Evidence-Based Policy in National Educational Systems Worldwide; Conceptual Framework; Institutional Framework; Transhumanist Framework; The Legitimacy of Data; Assessment Infrastructure and Capacity Building; The Institutionalization of External Comparison; The Irony of Externally Driven Internal Accountability; The Path to Data-Driven Policy; Conclusion; References; Part I: Preparing for National Education ReformMicro-Policy Discourse and Girls' Education in the #Post-2015 Agenda; Introduction; Micro-Policy Discourse; Digital Policy Networks and Language Functions; Part 1. Twitter as a Policy Tool; The United Nations and New Media; Twitter and the UN's Approach to Big Data for (Education) Development; Global Pulse; The My World Survey; Part 2. Micro-Policy Discourse in Girls' Education Policy and Development in the Post-2015 Agenda; Advocacy and Branding; Engagement; Micro-Policy Discourse in the Public Domain; Girls' Education in Micro-Policy Discourse; Tweeting the Post-2015 Girls' Education AgendaThe Dominant Discourse; The Parallel Pathway; Staying on the Path; Discussion and Implications; Notes; References; The Quality of Higher Education in the Arab Region: Which Tools of Assessment to Use; Introduction; Indicative Figures Comparing the GCC with Middle East and North Africa; Which Tools of Assessment to Use?; I. Historical Background of Public Versus Private Egyptian Universities; II. Analytical Comparison of Public with Private Egyptian Universities; III. Public Governmental Tertiary Education: Strengths and Weaknesses; IV. Private Universities: Strengths and WeaknessesStatement of the Problem; Private and Public Universities in Contrast; Research Questions; What is the Evolution/History of the Egyptian Higher Education Sectorfrom 1990 to 2010?; What is the Quality of Higher Education in Egypt?; Literature Review; Egyptian Higher Education System Is Capable of Improving its Quality; Lack of High Tech Competent Labor for the Job Market; Gap in Literature; Methodology; Data Collection; Conclusion; Notes; References; A Policy Analysis of the Annual National Assessments in South Africa; Overview of the Annual National AssessmentsSouth Africa in International Assessments; The Age of International Assessments; Policy Making in Post-Apartheid South Africa; Conceptual Framework: Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up Policy Making; Top-Down Approach in Making the ANA Policy; Part I: Policy Description; Policy Context; Stakeholders; Policy Process; Part II: Policy Analysis; Preparation and Administration of the ANAs; Implications of the ANAs; Conclusion: Opportunities for the National Assessment Framework; References
N2  - In this volume scholars and policymakers examine how large-scale assessments and quantitative data are used to inform policy-making at all levels of education worldwide, and how data can be used to better understand specific national and regional educational challenges
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