This study creates a typology of education systems. It uses empirical analysis to deter-mine six types of education governance on the basis of various factors such as the de-gree of state involvement or funding sources, and structural differences of average time spent on homework or the degree...

This paper analyzes the importance of governance of international organizations (IOs) to Swiss policy making in the field of education. The focus is on the Bologna Process driven by the European Commission, and the 'Programme for International Student Assessment' (PISA) of the Organization for...

Bildung avanciert im Zeitalter der Wissensgesellschaft zu einer der wichtigsten individuellen und gesellschaftlichen Ressourcen überhaupt. Seit dem Jahr 2000 testet die Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) im Rahmen ihrer Bildungsstudie 'PISA' (Programme for...

How can international comparisons have an impact on one country while others are not affected at all? This paper examines the power of ratings & rakings (R&R) using the example of the OECD's PISA study (Programme for International Student Assessment) and its differential impact on national...