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Globalisation, Ideology and Education Reforms

Emerging Paradigms

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Editors:
  1. Joseph Zajda

    1. Faculty of Education & Arts, School of Education, Australian Catholic University, East Melbourne, Australia

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  • Demonstrates the ideological imperatives of globalisation and education reforms
  • Evaluates the problematic ties between globalisation, the state, and education reforms
  • Provides a timely overview of changes in education reforms and policy research worldwide
  • Offers a valuable sourcebook of ideas for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers alike

Part of the book series: Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (GCEP, volume 20)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Globalisation and Education Reforms: Emerging Research Issues

    • Joseph Zajda
    Pages 1-11

  3. Analysing the (Mis)Use and Consequences of International Large-Scale Assessments

    • Stefan Johansson
    Pages 13-24

  4. The Unintended Consequences of Governance of Education at a Distance Through Assessment and Standardization

    • Risto Rinne
    Pages 25-42

  5. Crisis in Economic Theory and the Implications for PISA Derived Education Policy

    • Vince Wright
    Pages 43-56

  6. Globalizations, Meta-ideological Hegemony and Challenges from Populism in Education

    • Holger Daun
    Pages 57-81

  7. Social Change and Education Reforms in High Performing Education Systems: Policy Lessons from Singapore and Hong Kong

    • Michael H. Lee, S. Gopinathan
    Pages 83-106

  8. Globalisation and Current Research on Teaching Values Education

    • Joseph Zajda
    Pages 107-124

  9. Constructivist and Constructionist Epistemologies in a Globalised World: Clarifying the Constructs

    • Brendan Hyde
    Pages 125-138

  10. Reflections on the Legacy of Nelson Mandela and the Relevance for Educational Transformation Globally

    • Diane Brook Napier
    Pages 139-153

  11. Research Priorities and Developments in Education Reforms Globally

    • Joseph Zajda
    Pages 155-162

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 163-171
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About this book

This book analyses the nexus between ideology, the state, and education reforms worldwide. The research evinces the neo-liberal ideological imperatives of current education and policy reforms and illustrates the way these shifts in the relationship between the state and education policy are affecting current trends in education reforms and schooling around the globe. With this as its focus, the chapters represent hand-picked scholarly research on major discourses in the field of global education reforms. Offering a compendium of the very latest thought on the subject, this book is, like the others in the series, a state-of-the-art sourcebook for researchers, practitioners and policymakers alike. Not only do the chapters offer a timely analysis of current issues shaping education policy research; the work also contains ideas about future directions that education and policy reforms could take. By doing so, it provides a comprehensive view of the diverse and intersecting discourses on globalisation and policy-driven reforms in education.


The book draws on recent studies in the areas of globalisation, education reforms, and the role of the state. Respective chapters critically assess the dominant discourses and debates on education and policy reforms. Using diverse comparative education paradigms, ranging from critical theory to historical-comparative research, they focus on globalisation, ideology and democracy, and examine both the reasons for and outcomes of education reforms and policy change.




Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education & Arts, School of Education, Australian Catholic University, East Melbourne, Australia

    Joseph Zajda

About the editor

Joseph Zajda is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He specialises in globalisation and education policy reforms, social justice, history education and values education. He has written and edited 42 books and over 150 book chapters and articles on globalisation and education policy, higher education and curriculum reforms. He is also the editor of the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (Springer, 2009 & 2020). Recent publications include: Zajda, J. (2018). Globalisation and education reforms: Paradigms and ideologies Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. (2017). Globalisation and national identity in history textbooks. Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. & Rust, V. (Ed.) (2016). Globalisation and Higher Education Reforms. Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. (2015). (Ed.). Second International Handbook of Globalisation, Education and Policy Research. Dordrecht: Springer. 


Prof. Zajda’s works can be found in 480 publications in 4 languages and 10,529 university library holdings globally. He was awarded an ARC Discovery Grant ($315,000) for globalising studies of the politics of history education: a comparative analysis of history national curriculum implementation in Russia and Australia (with Monash University, 2011–2015). Further, he is an elected fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE).



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