Education policies in the 21st century : comparative perspectives / Birol Akgün, Yusuf Alpaydın, editors.
Akgün, Birol, editor.; Alpaydın, Yusuf, editor.
2022
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Title Education policies in the 21st century : comparative perspectives / Birol Akgün, Yusuf Alpaydın, editors.
ISBN 9789811916045 (electronic bk.)
9811916047 (electronic bk.)
9789811916038
9811916039
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1604-5
Published Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Copyright ©2022
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 292 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Item Number 10.1007/978-981-19-1604-5 doi
Call Number LC71
Dewey Decimal Classification 379
Summary This open access book explores the agenda of education policies in the 21st century. In the first part of the book, education is handled from a historical and political framework, and the effects of the change of states and policies on education are examined. In the second part, the effects of changes in the economy on education policies and economies’ demands from educational institutions are examined. In the last section, current policies in the international education sector, which is growing day by day as a result of increasing globalization and internationalization, are examined and future trends are tried to be revealed. In articles written by academics from different universities all over the world, the topics are presented in a comparative perspective. Birol Akgün is president of Board of Trustees of Turkish Maarif Foundation and works as an academic member at Department of International Relations in Ankara Y¸ld¸r¸m Beyaz¸t University, Turkey. He has also taught at Selcuk University and Necmettin Erbakan University. Between 2004 and 2010, he served as Advisory Board Member for the Republic of Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Strategic Research Center. He was president of Strategic Thought Institute between 2014 and 2016. He is a member of the editorial board of many scientific journals. He took part in research projects about education, youth and social problems. His current research interests are international education, developing countries, international organizations and migration policies. Yusuf Alpaydın is working as a faculty member in the field of Educational Administration at Department of Educational Sciences in Marmara University, Turkey. Between 2003 and 2014, he worked as a school counselor in the educational institutions of the Ministry of National Education. During this period, He took part in various research and education projects, including curriculum, material development and formator training projects of the Family Training Program (AEP) of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Government of Turkey. He also actively works with various NGOs operating in the field of education and science. He was one of the founders of the Scientific Studies Association (çILEM) and served as the president for a term. He served as a board member and chairperson in the Association of Non-Formal Education and Culture.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 9, 2022).
Added Author Akgün, Birol, editor.
Alpaydın, Yusuf, editor.
Series Maarif global education series. 2730-7654
Available in Other Form ebook version : 9789811916045
Print version: 9789811916038
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Part I: Political Actors and Education Policy
1. Transformation of the Nation-States and Education
2. When Models Become Monopolies: The Making of Education Policy at The World Bank
3. Comparing Educational Reforms in Turkey and Brazil Through Prospects for the 21st Century
Part II: New Political Economy and Education
4. So Equal Yet So Different: Comparison of Accountability Policies in the Global Education Reform Movement: The Case of the United Kingdom and Spain
5. Improving the Transition from Higher Education to Employment: A Review of Current Policies
6. General Education Versus Vocational Education: Vocational Education and Its Future
Part III: Internationalization in Education
7. International Schools in The Context of Cultural Diplomacy: Actors and New Approaches
8. New Trends in International Education: Impact of COVID-19 and Digitalization on Higher Education and Student Mobility
9. International Schools and Educational Programs: A Critical Analysis from a Cultural Perspective
10. Exploring International Joint and Dual Degree Programs and Transnational Higher Education: Ideas and Possibilities during COVID-19
11. The International Transfer of Education Models: Crafting the Neoliberal Citizen through Regionalization and Re-westernization in Trinidad and Tobago.

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