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Soft Governance, International Organizations and Education Policy Convergence - Comparing PISA and the Bologna and Copenhagen Processes
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Soft Governance, International Organizations and Education Policy Convergence - Comparing PISA and the Bologna and Copenhagen Processes
von: Tonia Bieber
Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
ISBN: 9781137476951
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  Series Preface 6  
  Acknowledgments 8  
  Contents 12  
  Abbreviations 14  
  List of Illustrations 18  
  List of Tables 20  
  Part I: Framing Soft Governance, Education, and Convergence 21  
  Chapter 1: Education in Transition: An Empirical Puzzle 22  
     Internationalization Processes in Education 26  
     The Approach and Intentions of the Book 30  
     The Plan of the Book 36  
     Notes 38  
     References 39  
  Chapter 2: Measuring Convergence in Education Policy 44  
     Measuring Policy Convergence 44  
     The PISA-Based OECD Recommendations 46  
     The Aims of the Bologna Process 49  
     The Aims of the Copenhagen Process 52  
     Multistage Case Selection and Methodology 55  
     Notes 59  
     References 60  
  Chapter 3: Soft Governance and Voluntary Policy Convergence: A Theoretical Framework 63  
     International Organizations and Soft Governance 63  
     Policy Convergence 67  
        Transnational Communication 70  
        International Regulatory Competition 75  
     Veto Players 82  
     Notes 89  
     References 91  
  Chapter 4: Education Policy-Making in Switzerland: Origins and Trends 100  
     Historical and Ideational Foundations of the Education System 101  
        Historic Landmarks in General Education 103  
        Historic Landmarks in Vocational Education and Training 104  
     Swiss Education Policy-Making Today 106  
        The Structure of the Education System 107  
        Political Authorities, Legislation, and Funding 110  
     International Contextualization 115  
        Participation in OECD Programs 117  
        Participation in EU Programs and Worldwide Cooperation 120  
     Notes 122  
     References 123  
  Part II: Switzerland: An Extreme Case 128  
  Chapter 5: Swiss Reforms in Compulsory Education: Drawing Lessons from PISA’s Revelations 129  
     Swiss Reforms and the OECD Recommendations 131  
        The Action Plan PISA-2000 131  
        The Strategy on Language Teaching 132  
        The Constitutional Revision 133  
        The Reform Project ‘HarmoS’ 134  
            1) Superordinate Aims of Compulsory Schooling 136  
            2) Unitary Structural Benchmark Figures 137  
            3) Instruments of System Development and Quality Assurance 138  
            4) Organization of the School Day 141  
        Results: Degree and Dimensions of Delta-Convergence 141  
     PISA: A Driver of Harmonization 144  
        PISA Results: The Intensification of Swiss Problem Pressure 144  
        PISA as a Source of Scientific Legitimization and Lesson-Drawing 146  
        Domestic Players and PISA’s Reception in Switzerland 148  
        PISA as a Facilitator of Policy Learning 150  
        Boosting Competition in Education: PISA’s Benchmarking 153  
        Results: Convergence through Learning, Legitimization, and Competition 156  
     Conclusion 157  
     Notes 159  
     References 160  
  Chapter 6: Swiss Reforms in Higher Education: The Poster Child of the Bologna Process 165  
     Swiss Reforms and the Bologna Aims 166  
        The Law on Financial Aid to Universities 167  
        The Federal Law on Universities of Applied Sciences 169  
        The Two Bologna Directives and the Agreement on Permeability 170  
        Directives on Quality Assurance and Directives on Accreditation 171  
        The Constitutional Revision 172  
        Federal Law on Financial Aid to Universities and Intercantonal Concordat 172  
        The National Qualifications Framework 174  
        The Social Dimension 175  
        The Global Context of European Higher Education 176  
        Results: Degree and Dimensions of Delta-Convergence 176  
     Bologna: A Catalyst for Swiss Coordination 179  
        The Window of Opportunity for Reforms 180  
        Swiss Communication in Transnational Networks 182  
        Consultative Members of the BFUG 184  
        The EC’s Role as a Full BFUG Member 185  
        Switzerland’s Striving for Competitiveness 188  
        Results: Communication and Competition as Convergence Factors 192  
     Conclusion 193  
     Notes 196  
     References 197  
  Chapter 7: Swiss Reforms in Vocational Education and Training: Cherry-Picking from the Copenhagen Process 201  
     Swiss Reforms and the Copenhagen Aims 202  
        The Federal Law on VET 202  
        Reform Projects on the Copenhagen Process 204  
        Results: Degree and Dimensions of Delta-Convergence 214  
     Copenhagen: Implementation à la carte 215  
        Competitive Pressure for Positioning Swiss VET in the European Context 217  
        The Blocking Impact of Domestic Players 219  
        Limited Transnational Communication 220  
     Conclusion 222  
     Notes 224  
     References 225  
  Part III: Comparative Conclusions 228  
  Chapter 8: Explaining Convergence in Education Policy 229  
     Comparison of Main Findings 230  
        The Dimensions and Degree of Policy Convergence 231  
        Causal Mechanisms of Voluntary Policy Convergence 233  
        Transnational Communication 236  
        International Regulatory Competition 238  
        Veto Players 239  
     Education Reforms in the USA and Their International References 242  
        No Response to the PISA Study? 246  
        Bologna à la Carte 249  
     Notes 253  
     References 253  
  Chapter 9: Soft Governance in Education: Lessons and Prospects 256  
     Recapitulating the Approach of This Book 257  
     Discussion of Research Findings and Alternative Explanations 259  
     Contribution of This Book and Future Prospects 262  
     References 269  
  Annex 271  
  Interviews 271  
     European Commission 271  
     Switzerland 271  
     USA 272  
  Index 274  


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