Strategic government interventions in public education have shifted and blurred the
boundaries between state, market and civil society modes of governance. Within this matrix …

Intergovernmental organisations (IOs) have developed global policies that have shaped the
practices of higher education for decades. The OECD, WTO, and World Bank have long …

This paper applies insights from narrative theory to analyse the OECD's transition to
providing humanitarian large-scale assessments under the SDGs, situating this within the …

The article investigates how and when the two first movers in knowledge-based regulation–
the OECD and the World Bank–developed policy brokerage as an instrument of global …

Arguably, the main unit of analysis for all bibliometric analyses is the reference. It may be
listed conveniently at the end of a document in a separate bibliographical section, in a …

International large-scale assessments (ILSAs) are attracting global attention, but examining
reasons for this sharp increase in demand is an under-explored area. Drawing on key …

This chapter explores the role of extrapolated imperial nationalisms in global education
policy formation by investigating the positions taken up by two reference societies–the US …

This paper explores the work of a particular document in issuing educational values. The
document is the report Embedding Values and Attitudes in Curriculum: Shaping a Better …

The aim of this article is to explore the interrelationships between a national government and
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in terms of the …

This chapter deals with government-appointed advisory commissions in Norway and
Sweden and examines the extent to which their respective governments use evidence in …