The rise of knowledge brokers in global education governance /

"How do policymakers orient themselves in an era of surplus information? This book presents a multidisciplinary investigation into the growing influence of knowledge brokers and how they utilize data to support education policy and planning."

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Baek, Chanwoong (Editor), Steiner-Khamsi, Gita (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2024.
Series:NORRAG series on international education and development.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Knowledge brokers in education and international cooperation : a typology with blurred boundaries / Gita Steiner-Khamsi
  • Navigating the terrain : global knowledge brokering and use in education policy / Chanwoong Baek
  • Knowledge exchange for educational progress : the OECD's approach to horizontal policy learning / Michael Ward and Melissa Mouthaan
  • Evidence labs in the education sector : a review and early reflection on the Jacobs Foundation journey / Samuel Kembou and Donika Dimovska
  • "What works"? : power and politics in studies of evidence use in policy / Moira V. Faul, Anna Numa Hopkins and Bart Sebastiaan Gabriel
  • Lessons learned about promoting knowledge production and utilization in low- and middle-income countries / Tricia Wind and Margarita López
  • Uptake of research evidence in Kyrgyzstan and Moldova policy and planning decisions / Julia Levin, José Luís Benito Canêlhas and Janyl Bokonbaeva
  • Evidence production, promotion, and pollution : private interests and knowledge brokerage in US education policy / Christopher Lubienski, Joel R. Malin and Emma Rowe
  • Knowledge brokerage and global governance : current research trends and future avenues for research / Chanwoong Baek and Gita Steiner-Khamsi
  • Can we trust "evidence" in policymaking? / Maren Elfert.