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Project title:
The Rise of an Educationalized World: A Global Analysis of OECD’s Educational Recommendations, Programmes, and Impact
Presentation:
The world of today is an educationalized world. It means that societal challenges are to be solved by education. In fact, every challenge facing contemporary society – e.g. social cohesion, economic growth, and sustainability – has an unmistakable educational component. For decades, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has promoted a global vision of education as one of providing human capital to deal with social challenges and improve the economies of nation-states.
Beginning as the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) in 1948, the OECD gradually took the leading role in shaping a global education space from other international organisations culminating with the launch of the programme for international student assessment (PISA) in 2000. Today the OECD is widely recognised as the global trend-setter in education – and promoter of an educationalized world - because of its educational measurement indicators, its production of norms, and its role in governance by comparison (e.g. PISA).
The OECD’s educational recommendations and programmes carry an enormous global impact because 1) they frame and shape the public discourse and the ways decision-makers think about and deal with social and economic challenges; 2) they affect educational access, performance and benefits of different people groups; and 3) they impact the conditions under which education may be realized in different national contexts.
It is the aim of this research project to throw light on the following research questions:
- Background: Which networks and connections of agents, organizations, governments, institutions, and which funding flows influence and mediate OECD educational recommendations and programmes?
- Impact: How do OECD educational recommendations and programmes impact Member States and non-Member States in terms of dealing with societal challenges?
- Comparison: What are the differences and similarities across time and place in the OECD’s educational recommendations and programmes and how are they reflected in terms of promoting and shaping an educationalized world?
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Trine Juul Reder
- The Faculty of Humanities - PhD Fellow
- Department of Culture and Learning - PhD Fellow
- Centre for Education Policy Research
- The Global History of the OECD in Education
Person: VIP

Christian Ydesen
- The Faculty of Humanities - Professor with Specific Responsibilities
- Department of Culture and Learning - Professor with Specific Responsibilities
- Centre for Education Policy Research
- The Global History of the OECD in Education
Person: VIP
Projects 2017 2021
- 3 Active
Policy Knowledge and Lesson Drawing in Nordic School Reform in an Era of International Comparison
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2020
Project: Research
IEAN: International Education Assessment Network of Small Nations and States
29/05/2018 → 28/05/2021
Project: Research
The Rise of an Educationalized World: A Global Analysis of OECD’s Educational Recommendations, Programmes, and Impact
Ydesen, C., Reder, T. J. & Ørskov, F. F.
01/02/2017 → 01/02/2020
Project: Research
Research Output 2017 2020
Historical Roots of the Global Testing Culture in Education
Andreasen, K. E. & Ydesen, C., 2 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Nordic Studies in Education. 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
The formation and workings of a global education governing complex
Ydesen, C., 12 Feb 2020, 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan. (Global Histories of Education, Vol. 2).Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
What can we learn about global education from historical studies of the OECD?
Ydesen, C., 12 Feb 2020, The OECD’s Historical Rise in Education: The Formation of a Global Governing Complex. Ydesen, C. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. 2. (Global Histories of Education).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Activities 2013 2019
What can we learn about global education from historical and global policy studies of the OECD?
Christian Ydesen (Lecturer)Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lecturers
What can we learn about global education from historical and global policy studies of the OECD?
Christian Ydesen (Lecturer)Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lecturers
What can we learn about global education from historical and global policy studies of the OECD?
Christian Ydesen (Lecturer)Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lecturers
Press / Media
Nye resultater af PISA-undersøgelsen og ny kritik
04/12/2019
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
40% af de Pisa-undersøgte går ikke i folkeskolen
29/11/2019
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Podcast: Gør nationale test skolen dårligere?
29/08/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media