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Fighting the commercialisation of education Privatisation and commodification of university in Latin America: The cases of Argentina, Peru, Chile and the Dominican Republic
Fernanda Saforcada, Daniela Atairo, Lucía Trotta, Aldana Rodríguez Golisano
17 October 2019Privatisation and commodification of university in Latin America: The cases of Argentina, Peru, Chile and the Dominican RepublicSince the late 20th century, Latin American higher education has witnessed two major processes: firstly, considerable expansion – a sustained increase in enrolment, a growing number of institutions, and growth and diversification of study programmes, levels and qualifications; secondly, a decline in public funding.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education Commercial Activity in Pacific Education
Anna Hogan, Greg Thompson, Bob Lingard, Dr Mesake Dakuidreketi
10 October 2019Commercial Activity in Pacific EducationThis study collected scoping data to document and understand the extent of privatisation and commercialisation of education in eight Council of Pacific Education (COPE) nations - the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education Technical and vocational education and training as a framework for social justice: Analysis and evidence from world case studies
Gavin Moodie, Leesa Wheelahan, Eric Lavigne
31 July 2019Technical and vocational education and training as a framework for social justice: Analysis and evidence from world case studiesThis report observes several limitations of human capital theory, both as a description of the way qualifications are used in the labour market, and in severely limiting the potential roles of technical and vocational education and training (TVET). It proposes as an alternative the human capabilities approach which posits that...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Off Track: Educators Assess Progress Towards SDG 4
15 July 2019Off Track: Educators Assess Progress Towards SDG 4In 2015, Education International ensured that the new international agenda for a better world included a commitment to quality education and recognised the importance of teachers in making this a reality.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Copyright and Education
Teresa Nobre
29 June 2019Copyright and EducationThis study intends to demonstrate whether copyright exceptions and limitations for educational purposes are fit for everyday educational practices.
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Standards and working conditions Understanding the invisible workforce: Education support personnel’s roles, needs and the challenges they face
Philippa Butler
16 May 2019Understanding the invisible workforce: Education support personnel’s roles, needs and the challenges they faceEducation Support Personnel (ESP) play a vital role in promoting quality education, fostering a safe and positive learning environment for all students, and ensuring that schools and educational institutions function effectively. ESP cover a wide range of people working in the education sector, and despite being an essential part of...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Pearson 2025 - Transforming teaching and privatising education data
Sam Sellar, Anna Hogan
30 April 2019Pearson 2025 - Transforming teaching and privatising education dataWhere does Pearson want to be in 2025? And what are the potential implications of this vision for public education?
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Leading the profession The future of the teaching profession (Second edition)
John MacBeath
16 April 2019The future of the teaching profession (Second edition)This study contains profound insights into the nature of teacher professionalism. Debates on the policy directions in education in the past decade have been increasingly focusing on learning outcomes and effectiveness indicators in search of the “hidden truth” or the “holy grail” of what makes an effective school. While effectiveness...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education In sheep’s clothing: Philanthropy and the privatisation of the ‘democratic’ state
Dr. Carolina Junemann, Dr. Antonio Olmedo
14 March 2019In sheep’s clothing: Philanthropy and the privatisation of the ‘democratic’ stateThis report seeks to advance our existing knowledge on the shape and new roles of philanthropic actors at different levels of the policy-making cycle in the field of education.
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Standards and working conditions Constructing teachers’ professional identities
Philippa Cordingley
28 February 2019Constructing teachers’ professional identitiesThis study aims at examining how teachers’ professional identities are constructed in seven contrasting education systems. The jurisdictions - Berlin, Chile, Kenya, Ontario, Scotland, Singapore and Sweden - were selected to achieve an economic and geographical balance and a range of contexts in relation to educational performance and teacher supply...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 What do we really know about Bridge International Academies?
Curtis B. Riep
11 February 2019What do we really know about Bridge International Academies?Bridge International Academies (BIA) is the fastest-growing chain of ‘low-fee’ schools in the world, having ‘reached 500,000 children through hundreds of schools across Africa and India’ (BIA, 2018) and planning ‘to be the global leader in providing education to families who live on US$2 a day per person or less’...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Are we there yet? Education Unions assess the bumpy road to inclusive education
Tania Principe
20 December 2018Are we there yet? Education Unions assess the bumpy road to inclusive educationThis report is based on a global membership survey that Education International conducted in 2017-18. The report shows that while many countries have integrated the UN Conventions into their national laws, implementation is running far behind.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Rethinking disability: A primer for educators and education unions
Tania Principe
19 December 2018Rethinking disability: A primer for educators and education unionsOver the last 50 years, societal understanding of disability has changed significantly. While academic and rights-based discourse on disability has shifted significantly in some countries, actual implementation of inclusive education has been slower to follow this evolution. Depending on one’s point of view, there has been hesitation, confusion, or reluctance...
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Equity and inclusion Promoting integration of migrants and refugees in and through education: Toolkit
10 December 2018Promoting integration of migrants and refugees in and through education: ToolkitEducation unions are defending the right to learn and to teach of newcomers. They develop advocacy to promote more inclusive schools in the context of increasingly diverse communities and in reaction to the rise of populist anti-immigration political forces. These strategies and practical actions are now compiled in a new...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Democratising knowledge: a report on the scholarly publisher, Elsevier
Dr. Jonathan Tennant
16 October 2018Democratising knowledge: a report on the scholarly publisher, ElsevierElsevier are the largest and most powerful scholarly publisher, a status achieved through a long history of mergers and acquisitions and rigorously capitalistic business practices. The core issues surrounding Elsevier are that it operates its business primarily through charging for what should be public knowledge and education, with aggressive pricing...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Case study of further education in England
Leesa Wheelahan, Gavin Moodie, Eric Lavigne
5 October 2018Case study of further education in EnglandThis report on further education in England was undertaken as part of a project funded by Education International to examine national case studies of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) as a framework for social justice.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Case Study of TAFE and public vocational education in Australia
Leesa Wheelahan, Gavin Moodie, Eric Lavigne
5 October 2018Case Study of TAFE and public vocational education in AustraliaTAFE, or technical and further education institutes, are the public vocational education and training institutions in Australia. Since the 1980s, TAFE has been subjected to policies that sought to position it as one ‘provider’ in a market populated by public and private providers. TAFE’s role has been narrowed from providing...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 TVET in Taiwan
Eric Lavigne, Gavin Moodie, Leesa Wheelahan
5 October 2018TVET in TaiwanThis case study of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Taiwan is part of a project initiated and supported by Education International to research how TVET can contribute to social justice, social inclusion, and sustainable development in different countries.