TY  - BOOK
AU  - Turner,David A.
AU  - Yolcu,Hüseyin
AU  - Hüsrevşahi,Selda Polat
TI  - The Role of International Organizations in Education
T2  - Comparative and international education : a diversity of voices,
SN  - 9789004523104
AV  - LC71 .R745 2022
U1  - 379 23/eng/20220719
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Education
KW  - International cooperation
KW  - Education and state
KW  - Education and globalization
KW  - Educational equalization
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Effect of education on
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "International organizations play an important role in the development of education around the world. Some have a direct impact on the rights of children and parents in education, while others have an indirect impact by addressing such issues as health, welfare or finance. Prominent among the most influential international organizations are the members of the United Nations family of agencies, although regional development banks and trade union organisations also play important roles. And no mention of international organizations would be complete without reference to the PISA programme of the OECD, although the OECD does much more in the field of education. The Role of International Organizations in Education provides an introductory background to the operation of organisations that have had a direct and lasting impact on the implementation of educational policy in an international context. The accounts provided give researchers and practitioners to the field an initial account of the organizations, their development over the last seven decades, and their changing influence on the practice of education. By including voices from countries on the receiving end of international policies, the volume also introduces some of the debates that pervade in the field of international education"--
ER  -