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Transformation of Education Policy deals with internalization processes in education policy and their impact on national policy making. It investigates national responses to the PISA study for secondary education and the Bologna study for tertiary education.

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PART I: THEORY AND METHODS Introduction - Education Policy in Transformation; A.Nagel, K.Martens & M.Windzio Measuring Transformation of Education Policy - A Mixed-Method Approach; A.Nagel, T.Bieber, A.P.Jakobi, P.Knodel, D.Niemann & J.Teltemann PART II: HISTORICAL SETTINGS The Educating State - Historical Developments and Current Trends; A.Weymann PART III: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Turn of the Tide - New Horizons in German Education Policy- Making through IO Influence; D.Niemann Playing the Multilevel Game in Education - The PISA Study and the Bologna Process triggering Swiss Harmonization; T.Bieber What´s England got to do with it? British Underestimation of International Initiatives in Education Policy; P.Knodel & H.Walkenhorst Education Policy in New Zealand - Successfully Navigating the International Market for Education; M.Dobbins A Contrasting Case - the USA and its Weak Response to Internationalization Processes in Education Policy; M.Dobbins & K.Martens PART IV: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES Comparing Education Policy Networks; A.Nagel The Internationalization of Education Policy in a Cross-National Perspective; A.P.Jakobi, J.Teltemann & M.Windzio Conclusion: Education Policy, Globalization and the Changing Nation State- Accelerating and Retarding Conditions; M.Windzio, K.Martens & A.Nagel

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´This is an absorbing book which enhances our understanding of the transformative potential of international educational policies on the education systems of nation states. The attention to detail throughout makes it an invaluable source for scholars who are interested in the complex interplay between domestic and global (education) policy making.´ - Public Administration

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