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Morgan, Clara; Shahjahan, Riyad A. – Comparative Education, 2014
Although international student assessments and the role of international organisations (IOs) in governing education via an evidence-based educational policy discourse are of growing interest to educational researchers, few have explored the complex ways in which an IO, such as the OECD, gains considerable influence in governing education during…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Role, Comparative Analysis
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Polesel, John – Comparative Education, 2010
Italy's poor performance in various indicators of educational achievement, such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), has featured strongly in analyses of Italian education policy, and its progress towards the Lisbon objectives has been slow. With weak outcomes often linked to a highly stratified system of upper secondary…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries