Education policy: Mapping the landscape and scope

The volume addresses education policy in higher education, vocational/professional education and the reform of education systems. Contributions span Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe. It helps researchers, policy makers, students and practitioners to understand processes of policy making, its theory, practice and outcomes. This book maps recent developments in the landscape of education policy in higher and vocational education, the returns of education, curriculum design and education reforms, driven by social, economic, political and cultural factors. Contributed by over twenty authors from five continents, this collection provides diverse, innovative and useful perspectives on the ways education policy is researched, implemented and enacted. It helps researchers, policy makers, students and practitioners to better understand processes of policy making, its theory, practice and outcomes. Despite national differences, many shared features and challenges emerge from this book as education systems face the common need to reinvent their existing systems and processes.