| List of Contributors | ix |
| About the Volume Editors | xi |
| Preface | xiii |
| The Rhythmic Application of Evidence-Based Policy in National Educational Systems Worldwide | |
| Alexander W. Wiseman and Petrina M. Davidson | 1 |
| PART I PREPARING FOR NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM | |
| Micro-Policy Discourse and Girls’ Education in the #Post-2015 Agenda | |
| Emily Anderson | 21 |
| The Quality of Higher Education in the Arab Region: Which Tools of Assessment to Use | |
| Azza Shafei | 47 |
| A Policy Analysis of the Annual National Assessments in South Africa | |
| Tshegofatso D. Thulare | 71 |
| The School Decentralization Process in Georgia and South Africa through the Lens of World Culture Theory: A Comparative Analysis | |
| Nino Dzotsenidze | 101 |
| PART II IMPLEMENTING NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM | |
| The Effects of Governance Reforms on School Supervision: AN ANALYSIS OF Six Developing and Emerging Economies | |
| Mobarak Hossain | 127 |
| Beyond Large-Scale Achievement Testing – The ‘Psychological Turn’ in International Organizations’ Work on Educational Assessment | |
| Mike Zapp | 161 |
| Developing National Higher Education Indicators: Lessons and Opportunities from the UAE | |
| Sajida Hasan Shroff and Daniel Kratochvil | 197 |
| PART III EVALUATING NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM | |
| Learning from Successful Examples: From Local Testing to International Assessments | |
| Mariam Orkodashvili | 219 |
| A Critical “Positivist” Analysis of Tatweer Policy in Saudi Arabia | |
| Tariq Elyas and Abdullah Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | 241 |
| An Omani National Remedial Program in Response to Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007 Results: Impact and Challenges | |
| Munira Al-Wahaibi and Asila Al-Ma’awali | 277 |
| One Size for All? Policy Advice of the World Bank and the OECD on Quality Assurance and Evaluation of School Education in Russia, Brazil and China | |
| Tuomas Takala, Johanna Kallo, Jaakko Kauko and 301Risto Rinne | 301 |
| About the Authors | 321 |
| Index | 329 |
| List of Contributors | |
| About the Volume Editors | |
| Preface | |
| The Rhythmic Application of Evidence-Based Policy in National Educational Systems Worldwide | |
| Micro-Policy Discourse and Girls’ Education in the #Post-2015 Agenda | |
| The Quality of Higher Education in the Arab Region: Which Tools of Assessment to Use | |
| A Policy Analysis of the Annual National Assessments in South Africa | |
| The School Decentralization Process in Georgia and South Africa through the Lens of World Culture Theory: A Comparative Analysis | |
| The Effects of Governance Reforms on School Supervision: AN ANALYSIS OF Six Developing and Emerging Economies | |
| Beyond Large-Scale Achievement Testing – The ‘Psychological Turn’ in International Organizations’ Work on Educational Assessment | |
| Developing National Higher Education Indicators: Lessons and Opportunities from the UAE | |
| Learning from Successful Examples: From Local Testing to International Assessments | |
| A Critical “Positivist” Analysis of Tatweer Policy in Saudi Arabia | |
| An Omani National Remedial Program in Response to Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007 Results: Impact and Challenges | |
| One Size for All? Policy Advice of the World Bank and the OECD on Quality Assurance and Evaluation of School Education in Russia, Brazil and China | |
| About the Authors | |
| Index |
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