The Rise of External Actors in Education: Shifting Boundaries Globally and Locally

Front Cover -- The Rise Of External Actors In Education: Shifting Boundaries Globally And Locally -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures And Tables -- Notes On Contributors -- Foreword -- References -- Introduction -- References -- 1 Collective Parental Involvement: An In-between Actor -- Introduction -- Parental Involvement -- Collective Parental Involvement -- Parental Collective Involvement In Israel -- The Position Of Liminality -- Case 1: Parents Collectively Organising Within A School -- Motives/targets -- Activities -- In School -- Out Of School -- Influences Case 2: Parents' Involvement At The Locality Level -- Motives/targets -- Activities And Strategies -- Within The Movement: Building A Community -- Relations With External Actors -- Influence -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 When Teachers Become The External Actor: Private Tutoring And Endogenous Privatisation In Cambodia -- Introduction -- Privatisation And Neoliberal Mindsets: Discussion Of Key Concepts -- Context: Cambodia And Private Tutoring -- Findings -- Motivations To Participate In Rien Kuo -- Impact On Curriculum And Pedagogy -- Shifts In Teacher-student Relations Teachers Self-entrepreneurship -- Students' Self-responsibilisation -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 Cross-sectoral Alliances In Charter Schools: The Role Of Boards Of Directors From For-profit And Non-profit Sectors -- Introduction -- Theoretical Perspectives On For-profit And Non-profit Involvement In Charter Schools -- Data And Classification Of Directors -- School Boards' Role In Creating Cross-sectoral Affiliations -- For-profit And Non-profit Expertise On Charter School Boards: Director-level Statistics Representation Of For-profit And Non-profit Sectors On Charter School Boards: School-level Statistics -- Directors' Sectoral Affiliations And Charter School Characteristics -- Academic Outcomes -- Discussion And Directions For Future Research -- Note -- References -- 4 A Communitarian Framework For Understanding The Relations Between Schools And Ngos -- Introduction -- The Importance Of Community -- School-ngo Relations: A Communitarian View -- Ngos Need To Differentiate Between Global And Local Spheres Of Influence -- Why Communities Should Become Involved In Education Reform And Provision Community Involvement In Ngos And Ways To Ensure Their Public Legitimacy -- Promoting The Communitarian Approach To Ngo Work In Countries Across Africa: Its Necessary Application -- References -- 5 Pisa For Sale? Creating Profitable Policy Spaces Through The Oecd's Pisa For Schools -- Introduction -- Contextualising The Oecd's Education Work -- Oecd's Pisa For Schools -- Theoretical Framework: Policy Networks And Power-topologies -- Pisa For Schools And Third-party Actors: Findings -- 'building Capacity': Enhancing Oecd Engagement With Stakeholders 'voluntary Contributions': Promoting A User-pays Approach Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.