The Exercise of International Public Authority through National Policy Assessment: The OECD's PISA Policy as a Paradigm for a New International Standard Instrument

Describes the role of the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in the internationalization of educational policy. Ways that PISA has transformed policy making in education & contributed to educational reform are desc...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:International organizations law review 2008-01, Vol.5 (2), p.241-298
Main Authors: von Bogdandy, Armin, Goldmann, Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Development Programs
Educational Policy
Educational Reform
Governance
International Cooperation
OECD
Policy Making
Students
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Describes the role of the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in the internationalization of educational policy. Ways that PISA has transformed policy making in education & contributed to educational reform are described, highlighting how PISA demonstrates "governance by information." A public law perspective on PISA is offered, exploring its legal framework & ways that this could be improved to make the instrument more effective. Some potential repercussions of PISA's legal framework & governance by information for comparable activities of other international institutions are considered. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1572-3739
1572-3747
1572-3739
DOI:10.1163/157237408X412907