Funké Aladejebi, Schooling the System

this look at the IBE and education in Geneva a long-term project based on grants from the Swiss government. 4 Their works have also been reviewed in this journal in French. 5 One of the challenges for non-French speaking readers is that some of their work is in French.This book also works well in the sense that it is not simply a written analysis of the role of the IBE.Rather, it looks at the question from a variety of perspectives.The work speaks to the primary sources used and provides images of these sources when helpful.This gives the reader a deeper sense of the events and the outcomes that emerged from these instances at the international level.Further, the book provides "inserts" (sidebar discussions), which address specific questions; in the example of Insert 11.1 (184), the discussion point is how did delegations get their ideas to centre stage at the International Conferences on Public Education?"Self-presentation" and "mention" (i.e.citation in separate delegations' speeches to heighten and triangulate attention on an issue or controversy) were the two most cited strategies.All in all, the book represents a well-crafted analysis of a very significant actor in international education governance in the early to middle twentieth century.That the IBE continues in 2025, its centenary year, is testament to its strength, perseverance, and durability

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