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This book addresses the intersections of globalization, policy borrowing, and educational reform. Drawing upon multiple disciplines, it provides a comprehensive overview of globalization´s history, processes, theories, and trends, both generally and in education specifically. The book includes an in-depth discussion of policy borrowing, emphasizing its political nature, to provide an understanding of globalization´s impact on education. Portnoi interrogates the dominance of the Global North and the influence of the global governance organizations that serve as the core of the aid and development regime. Using a critical perspective, Portnoi emphasizes the manner in which local agents intervene to mediate the forces of globalization. The book provides a comprehensive foundation for students and scholars of comparative education and associated disciplines, including social foundations, educational policy, teacher education, higher education, globalization studies, sociology of education, and policy studies.

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Chapter 1: Understanding Globalization

Chapter 2: Why Study Globalization? Developments, Actors, Resistance

Chapter 3: Theorizing Globalization

Chapter 4: Globalization and Education

Chapter 5: Educational Reform Processes in Globalized World

Chapter 6: Mapping Educational Policy Borrowing and Lending

Chapter 7: Patterns of Educational Reform and Policy Borrowing

Chapter 8: Assessing the Impact of Globalization on Education and Educational Policy

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Laura M. Portnoi is Professor at California State University, Long Beach, USA. Prior to her faculty appointment, she worked for several international exchange programs. Portnoi has published widely on topics related to globalization and education.

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