Laura C Engel
Biographic Data
| ID | 759924 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura C Engel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura C |
| FAMILY NAME | Engel |
| SIGNATURE | ENGEL L C |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Education Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The world before us: Reappraising Globalization in Education in the Tumult of Contemporary Change
In reassessing globalization, contributors to this Special Issue collectively note the swirling, unstable set of forces that have followed in the wake of globalizing processes visited upon twenty-f
Walking between the raindrops: The Role of Religion in Globalised Schooling
This study applies the notion of ‘alternative futures’ in globalisation and education by focusing specifically on the intersection between religion and education. Through an in-depth exploration utilising a case-study approach, we delve into the organisational dynamics of an Israeli school catering to a closed-off, traditional Jewish religious community while also proactively embedding specific forms of internationalisation. We identify and analy…
Laboratories, Coproducers, and Venues: Roles Played by Subnational Governments in Standards-Based Reforms in Four Federations
Considerable efforts have been made to better understand how global trends toward standards-based reforms have emerged in national education systems. Less well known, however, is the unfolding of standards-based reforms within and across federal education systems. In federal systems, national governments do not make policy unilaterally, but rather share authority with multiple orders of government. Using the concept of “global forms” to explore t…
Elite making and increasing access to cosmopolitan capital: DC youth experiences in education abroad
This paper focuses on the production of cosmopolitan capital among students participating in the DC Public Schools Study Abroad Programme, an initiative that has been lauded as shifting the narrative of equitable access to global learning. We draw on a framework of Bourdieusian ideas about cultural capital, as well as community cultural wealth perspectives to illuminate findings from a multi-year, mixed-method study of the programme. Our focus is…
Toward an international measure of global competence? A critical look at the Pisa 2018 framework
This paper focuses on the OECD’s PISA 2018 international framework for global competence. Given the growing national and international attention on educating for global competence, and absent of other measures, there is a need to scrutinise this framework. Our critical analysis is conceptually framed by academic literature related to (a) the OECD’s influential role in facilitating neoliberal education policy trends, (b) disjuncture and debate sur…
Reassessing globalization: New Perspectives on Education in the Tumult of Global Change
Dynamics associated with globalization – as expressed in the intensification and movement of cultural and economic capital, mass migration, the amplification and proliferation of images via digital
A cross-national comparison of international strategies: Global citizenship and the advancement of national competitiveness
This paper examines national-level strategies concerning internationalisation of education and the extent to which global citizenship is deployed in their discourse. We focus on a cross-national comparison of selected internationalisation strategies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK and the USA, all countries with highly developed economies and a relatively high proportion of the market share of international students. We draw on a thematic t…
Steering the National: Exploring the Education Policy Uses of Pisa in Spain
This article presents findings from a recent study of the education policy uses and impact of international large-scale assessments, namely the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The paper focuses on two overlapping dimensions of PISA’s education policy use in the context of Spain. These include political dimensions, such as the use of PISA to initiate and justify the 2012−2013 educational reforms; and technical dimensions, na…
Competitive comparison and Pisa bragging rights: Sub-national uses of the OECD's Pisa in Canada and the USA
Participation in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) has continuously expanded: from 43 systems in 2000 to 65 systems in the 2012 cycle, with 71 signed up for PISA 2015. There also has been a growth in sub-national participation, expanding PISA's reach beyond the nation-state. This paper explores sub-national PISA participation in Canada and the USA, asking how PI…
Inclusive schooling: Fostering citizenship among immigrant students in Europe
Growing ethnic and cultural diversity within Europe has brought increased attention to the impact and inclusion of immigrant populations and has also presented societies with valuable opportunities for intercultural learning between diverse groups. Using the International Civic and Citizenship Study data from 24 European education systems, in this paper we explore whether fostering an atmosphere of inclusion in schools relates to select attitudes…
Global Mobility and Rising Inequality: A Cross-National Study of Immigration, Poverty, and Social Cohesion
With globalization, the world has become more interconnected and interdependent, with people, capital, and ideas rapidly migrating across borders. Yet, along with greater global interdependence and increased diversity within societies, economic and social inequalities have deepened, making poverty one of the leading global problems. To lessen poverty around the world, better integrate immigrant groups into societies, and enhance stability, both s…
Effectiveness, inequality and ethos in three English schools
Purpose This paper aims to explore the nature of effective schools serving socially disadvantaged communities, and to point to an overlooked feature in the literature on school effectiveness in relation to social inclusion. Design/methodology/approach As part of a trans‐European project, three English schools are investigated. A qualitative case study approach is utilised. The schools selected have high proportions of ethnic minority students wit…
The harsher side of globalisation: Violent conflict and academic achievement
The paper draws on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007 data for nearly 60 educational systems to explore the characteristics and patterns of school violence across a number of countries and the extent to which measures of violence are associated with achievement in mathematics and science. Using a multi‐level modelling approach, we examine the relationship between school violence and mathematics achievement. Fin…
Breaking the centre–periphery mould: Exploring globalisation and educational governance in Catalonia
This paper examines educational policy production through an exploration of the shifting policies of educational decentralisation in Catalonia, Spain. It seeks to illuminate how in the era of globalisation, policy is produced through multiscalar processes involving a range of intersecting factors. This analysis shows that policy concepts surrounding educational decentralisation are not only formed in relation to national–regional dynamics but are…
Rolling back, rolling out’: Exceptionalism and neoliberalism of the Spanish state
In recent literature, there has been extensive work revolving around the process of neoliberalism, its implications for the unfolding of state spaces, and its dramatic impact on processes of policy production. Some of this literature offers a periodized trajectory of neoliberalization, by first discussing the consolidation of the Keynesian welfare state (KWS) in the 1950s and 1960s, its subsequent erosion in the 1970s and 1980s, and the restructu…
A cross-national comparison of international strategies: Global citizenship and the advancement of national competitiveness
This paper examines national-level strategies concerning internationalisation of education and the extent to which global citizenship is deployed in their discourse. We focus on a cross-national comparison of selected internationalisation strategies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK and the USA, all countries with highly developed economies and a relatively high proportion of the market share of international students. We draw on a thematic t…
Competitive comparison and Pisa bragging rights: Sub-national uses of the OECD's Pisa in Canada and the USA
Participation in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) has continuously expanded: from 43 systems in 2000 to 65 systems in the 2012 cycle, with 71 signed up for PISA 2015. There also has been a growth in sub-national participation, expanding PISA's reach beyond the nation-state. This paper explores sub-national PISA participation in Canada and the USA, asking how PI…
Toward an international measure of global competence? A critical look at the Pisa 2018 framework
This paper focuses on the OECD’s PISA 2018 international framework for global competence. Given the growing national and international attention on educating for global competence, and absent of other measures, there is a need to scrutinise this framework. Our critical analysis is conceptually framed by academic literature related to (a) the OECD’s influential role in facilitating neoliberal education policy trends, (b) disjuncture and debate sur…
Elite making and increasing access to cosmopolitan capital: DC youth experiences in education abroad
This paper focuses on the production of cosmopolitan capital among students participating in the DC Public Schools Study Abroad Programme, an initiative that has been lauded as shifting the narrative of equitable access to global learning. We draw on a framework of Bourdieusian ideas about cultural capital, as well as community cultural wealth perspectives to illuminate findings from a multi-year, mixed-method study of the programme. Our focus is…
Breaking the centre–periphery mould: Exploring globalisation and educational governance in Catalonia
This paper examines educational policy production through an exploration of the shifting policies of educational decentralisation in Catalonia, Spain. It seeks to illuminate how in the era of globalisation, policy is produced through multiscalar processes involving a range of intersecting factors. This analysis shows that policy concepts surrounding educational decentralisation are not only formed in relation to national–regional dynamics but are…
Steering the National: Exploring the Education Policy Uses of Pisa in Spain
This article presents findings from a recent study of the education policy uses and impact of international large-scale assessments, namely the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The paper focuses on two overlapping dimensions of PISA’s education policy use in the context of Spain. These include political dimensions, such as the use of PISA to initiate and justify the 2012−2013 educational reforms; and technical dimensions, na…
Inclusive schooling: Fostering citizenship among immigrant students in Europe
Growing ethnic and cultural diversity within Europe has brought increased attention to the impact and inclusion of immigrant populations and has also presented societies with valuable opportunities for intercultural learning between diverse groups. Using the International Civic and Citizenship Study data from 24 European education systems, in this paper we explore whether fostering an atmosphere of inclusion in schools relates to select attitudes…
Walking between the raindrops: The Role of Religion in Globalised Schooling
This study applies the notion of ‘alternative futures’ in globalisation and education by focusing specifically on the intersection between religion and education. Through an in-depth exploration utilising a case-study approach, we delve into the organisational dynamics of an Israeli school catering to a closed-off, traditional Jewish religious community while also proactively embedding specific forms of internationalisation. We identify and analy…
Global Mobility and Rising Inequality: A Cross-National Study of Immigration, Poverty, and Social Cohesion
With globalization, the world has become more interconnected and interdependent, with people, capital, and ideas rapidly migrating across borders. Yet, along with greater global interdependence and increased diversity within societies, economic and social inequalities have deepened, making poverty one of the leading global problems. To lessen poverty around the world, better integrate immigrant groups into societies, and enhance stability, both s…
Effectiveness, inequality and ethos in three English schools
Purpose This paper aims to explore the nature of effective schools serving socially disadvantaged communities, and to point to an overlooked feature in the literature on school effectiveness in relation to social inclusion. Design/methodology/approach As part of a trans‐European project, three English schools are investigated. A qualitative case study approach is utilised. The schools selected have high proportions of ethnic minority students wit…
Rolling back, rolling out’: Exceptionalism and neoliberalism of the Spanish state
In recent literature, there has been extensive work revolving around the process of neoliberalism, its implications for the unfolding of state spaces, and its dramatic impact on processes of policy production. Some of this literature offers a periodized trajectory of neoliberalization, by first discussing the consolidation of the Keynesian welfare state (KWS) in the 1950s and 1960s, its subsequent erosion in the 1970s and 1980s, and the restructu…
Rolling back, rolling out’: Exceptionalism and neoliberalism of the Spanish state
In recent literature, there has been extensive work revolving around the process of neoliberalism, its implications for the unfolding of state spaces, and its dramatic impact on processes of policy production. Some of this literature offers a periodized trajectory of neoliberalization, by first discussing the consolidation of the Keynesian welfare state (KWS) in the 1950s and 1960s, its subsequent erosion in the 1970s and 1980s, and the restructu…
Breaking the centre–periphery mould: Exploring globalisation and educational governance in Catalonia
This paper examines educational policy production through an exploration of the shifting policies of educational decentralisation in Catalonia, Spain. It seeks to illuminate how in the era of globalisation, policy is produced through multiscalar processes involving a range of intersecting factors. This analysis shows that policy concepts surrounding educational decentralisation are not only formed in relation to national–regional dynamics but are…
The harsher side of globalisation: Violent conflict and academic achievement
The paper draws on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007 data for nearly 60 educational systems to explore the characteristics and patterns of school violence across a number of countries and the extent to which measures of violence are associated with achievement in mathematics and science. Using a multi‐level modelling approach, we examine the relationship between school violence and mathematics achievement. Fin…
Effectiveness, inequality and ethos in three English schools
Purpose This paper aims to explore the nature of effective schools serving socially disadvantaged communities, and to point to an overlooked feature in the literature on school effectiveness in relation to social inclusion. Design/methodology/approach As part of a trans‐European project, three English schools are investigated. A qualitative case study approach is utilised. The schools selected have high proportions of ethnic minority students wit…
Inclusive schooling: Fostering citizenship among immigrant students in Europe
Growing ethnic and cultural diversity within Europe has brought increased attention to the impact and inclusion of immigrant populations and has also presented societies with valuable opportunities for intercultural learning between diverse groups. Using the International Civic and Citizenship Study data from 24 European education systems, in this paper we explore whether fostering an atmosphere of inclusion in schools relates to select attitudes…
Global Mobility and Rising Inequality: A Cross-National Study of Immigration, Poverty, and Social Cohesion
With globalization, the world has become more interconnected and interdependent, with people, capital, and ideas rapidly migrating across borders. Yet, along with greater global interdependence and increased diversity within societies, economic and social inequalities have deepened, making poverty one of the leading global problems. To lessen poverty around the world, better integrate immigrant groups into societies, and enhance stability, both s…
Steering the National: Exploring the Education Policy Uses of Pisa in Spain
This article presents findings from a recent study of the education policy uses and impact of international large-scale assessments, namely the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The paper focuses on two overlapping dimensions of PISA’s education policy use in the context of Spain. These include political dimensions, such as the use of PISA to initiate and justify the 2012−2013 educational reforms; and technical dimensions, na…
Competitive comparison and Pisa bragging rights: Sub-national uses of the OECD's Pisa in Canada and the USA
Participation in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) has continuously expanded: from 43 systems in 2000 to 65 systems in the 2012 cycle, with 71 signed up for PISA 2015. There also has been a growth in sub-national participation, expanding PISA's reach beyond the nation-state. This paper explores sub-national PISA participation in Canada and the USA, asking how PI…
A cross-national comparison of international strategies: Global citizenship and the advancement of national competitiveness
This paper examines national-level strategies concerning internationalisation of education and the extent to which global citizenship is deployed in their discourse. We focus on a cross-national comparison of selected internationalisation strategies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK and the USA, all countries with highly developed economies and a relatively high proportion of the market share of international students. We draw on a thematic t…
Toward an international measure of global competence? A critical look at the Pisa 2018 framework
This paper focuses on the OECD’s PISA 2018 international framework for global competence. Given the growing national and international attention on educating for global competence, and absent of other measures, there is a need to scrutinise this framework. Our critical analysis is conceptually framed by academic literature related to (a) the OECD’s influential role in facilitating neoliberal education policy trends, (b) disjuncture and debate sur…
Reassessing globalization: New Perspectives on Education in the Tumult of Global Change
Dynamics associated with globalization – as expressed in the intensification and movement of cultural and economic capital, mass migration, the amplification and proliferation of images via digital
Laboratories, Coproducers, and Venues: Roles Played by Subnational Governments in Standards-Based Reforms in Four Federations
Considerable efforts have been made to better understand how global trends toward standards-based reforms have emerged in national education systems. Less well known, however, is the unfolding of standards-based reforms within and across federal education systems. In federal systems, national governments do not make policy unilaterally, but rather share authority with multiple orders of government. Using the concept of “global forms” to explore t…
Elite making and increasing access to cosmopolitan capital: DC youth experiences in education abroad
This paper focuses on the production of cosmopolitan capital among students participating in the DC Public Schools Study Abroad Programme, an initiative that has been lauded as shifting the narrative of equitable access to global learning. We draw on a framework of Bourdieusian ideas about cultural capital, as well as community cultural wealth perspectives to illuminate findings from a multi-year, mixed-method study of the programme. Our focus is…
The world before us: Reappraising Globalization in Education in the Tumult of Contemporary Change
In reassessing globalization, contributors to this Special Issue collectively note the swirling, unstable set of forces that have followed in the wake of globalizing processes visited upon twenty-f
Walking between the raindrops: The Role of Religion in Globalised Schooling
This study applies the notion of ‘alternative futures’ in globalisation and education by focusing specifically on the intersection between religion and education. Through an in-depth exploration utilising a case-study approach, we delve into the organisational dynamics of an Israeli school catering to a closed-off, traditional Jewish religious community while also proactively embedding specific forms of internationalisation. We identify and analy…
Political science (15 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (10 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Globalization (6 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Social science (5 works)