Information Politics, Transnational Advocacy, and Education for All

This article explores transnational activism within Education for All (EFA), looking specifically at the strategic use of information and research by transnational advocacy organizations. Through a comparative case-study examination of two prominent civil society organizations within the EFA movemen...

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Published in:Comparative education review 2015-11, Vol.59 (4), p.666-692
Main Author: Magrath, Bronwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Education
Activism
Adult Education
Adult Literacy
Advocacy
Asia Pacific Region
Benchmarking
Case Studies
Civil society
Comparative studies
Culture
Education
Educational research
Foreign Countries
Global education
Governance
Government
Information Dissemination
Information Utilization
International education
International Organizations
Literacy
Organizations
Politics
Politics of Education
Research Design
Semi Structured Interviews
South Pacific
Transnationalism
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Summary:This article explores transnational activism within Education for All (EFA), looking specifically at the strategic use of information and research by transnational advocacy organizations. Through a comparative case-study examination of two prominent civil society organizations within the EFA movement—the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE) and ActionAid International—I discuss how information about education is gathered, generated, and disseminated for advocacy purposes. I explore how informational strategies are shaped both by political opportunities in global educational governance and by the internal dynamics and cultures of these organizations.
ISSN:0010-4086
1545-701X
DOI:10.1086/682903