Transnational Private Authority in Education Policy: A Case Study of Microsoft Corporation in Jordan and South Africa

Transnational Private Authority in Education Policy: A Case Study of Microsoft Corporation in Jordan and South Africa

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This thesis presents a case study of Microsoft Corporation’s Partners in Learning (PiL) program, an example of transnational policy authority in education, with two embedded case studies of PiL in Jordan and South Africa. The constructivist and rationalist approaches highlight the changing nature o...

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Main Author: Bhanji, Zahra
Other Authors: Mundy, Karen
Language:en_ca
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Education policy
Comparative education
Transnational corporations in education
Jordan education
South Africa education
Microsoft Corporation
Private authority in education
Global governance and education
Private sector and education
Top down and bottom up education policy
Corporate social responsibility and education
Accountability and education
Government sovereignty and education
International education
Education policy actor
Global actor in education
Transnational education policy
Transnational education actor
Globalization and education
Microsoft Partner's in Learning program
International relations and education
Education policy networks
Corporate diplomacy in education
Public private partnerships in education
Education Memorandum of Understanding
Microsoft and education
Corporate social engagement in education
Corporate power in education
Social constructivism and education
Rationalism and education
0515
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/19141

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