Global Pathways to Education : Cultural Spheres, Networks, and International Organizations

The research presented in this volume is a wide-ranging analysis and explana-tion of the dynamics of emergence, diffusion, and change in relation to state educa-tion systems. The chapters offer an empirical investigation into whether the global diffusion of West-ern-rational educational content and organizational forms occurs as expected by neoinstitu-tionalist theory, or whether culturally specific developmen-tal paths dominate in different parts of the world.

The book will be of interest to students and researchers in various social science disci-plines,including social policy, education, sociology, political science, international relations, organizational the-ory, and economics.