Global-national networks in education policy : primary education, social enterprises, and '˜Teach for Bangladesh' /
Rino Wiseman Adhikary, Bob Lingard and Ian Hardy.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource (256 pages).
- New directions in comparative and international education .
- New directions in comparative and international education. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Rethinking comparative education -- 1. Theorising policy mobilities in education -- 2. Changing governance of primary education in Bangladesh -- 3. Social-enterprising the public sector in Bangladesh -- 4. Governing teacher education as social enterprise through 'Teach for Bangladesh' -- 5 . Reimagining comparative research in education policy -- Conclusion.
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"Set against the backdrop of globalization and global philanthropy, this book offers new perspectives on the sociological dynamics and governance implications of 'social entrepreneurial' policy in education. It examines the spatialities, relationships and culture that powerfully mediated the making and localisation of 'Teach for Bangladesh'. This globalised and philanthropy-backed reform model is based on 'Teach for America/All' (TfA) which promotes social entrepreneurial solutions to educational problems across continents. The authors demonstrate how TfAs policy model travelled through networks of diaspora, finance, technology and media and became in established in Bangladesh through complex policy work. The book documents empirical research from Bangladesh to draw out broader implications in relation to education policy making and policy content in today's globalizing world. The book also contributes to ongoing debates in contemporary comparative education about North-South dialogue, policy mobility and transfer, philanthrocapitalism, and international teacher education."--