Rethinking the pattern of external policy referencing: media discourses over the 'Asian Tigers'' PISA success in Australia, Germany and South Korea

The article compares how the success of the 'Asian Tiger' countries in PISA, especially PISA 2009, was depicted in the media discussion in Australia, Germany and South Korea. It argues that even in the times of today's 'globalised education policy field', local factors are i...

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Published in:Comparative education 2014-08, Vol.50 (3), p.302-321
Main Authors: Waldow, Florian, Takayama, Keita, Sung, Youl-Kwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement Tests
Asia
Asians
Australia
Comparative Education
Comparative studies
Discourse
Discourses
Economic Factors
Economic relations
Education
Education policy
Education reform
Educational Change
Educational Policy
Foreign Countries
Germany
Global Approach
International economic relations
League tables
Mass media images
Media
News Reporting
Program for International Student Assessment
Secondary School Students
South Korea
Stereotypes
Success
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