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Global-National Networks in Education Policy

Global-National Networks in Education Policy Primary Education, Social Enterprises and ‘Teach for Bangladesh’

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New Directions in Comparative and International Education

Global-National Networks in Education Policy

Primary Education, Social Enterprises and ‘Teach for Bangladesh’

Rino Wiseman Adhikary | Daniel Friedrich | Bob Lingard | Irving Epstein | Ian Hardy | Stephen Carney

Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General

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 TfB's policy model travelled through networks of diaspora, finance, technology and media and became 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.

Rino Wiseman Adhikary is a Researcher at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Bob Lingard
is a Professorial Fellow at the Australian Catholic University, Australia and Emeritus Professor in Education at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Ian Hardy is Associate Professor in the School of Education at The University of Queensland, Australia.


Publication Date: 04 November 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN-13: 9781350169180
Format: Hardback
Page Count: 232
Weight (oz): 17.92

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