Educational Research Call for Papers for inclusion in 57/1

Special Issue of Educational Research: 2016

International policy borrowing and evidence-based educational policy making: relationships and tensions

Call for Papers: submit by July 1st 2015

 Theme

This special issue will look at how evidence from one jurisdiction or context influences educational policy decision making in another. Policy borrowing (sometimes disparagingly referred to as ‘policy tourism’) is a contentious and difficult area. Much can be learnt from looking at the successes and challenges of education reform in different contexts but it is not always simple to transfer those lessons to new contexts. This issue will investigate how the subtleties of different education systems are understood by policy makers, advisors and academics and how they then apply this knowledge. It will also explore the reasons behind international policy borrowing (both explicit and implicit), the extent to which it is evidence-based, and whether it is used to justify or inform reform.

This call for papers invites reports of original research, critical reviews of recent research and leading-edge discussion articles from colleagues working in the area. Articles must be accessible to the generalist reader and relevant to the journal’s international readership. Contributions from outside the UK are especially welcome. We are particularly interested in articles from a range of contexts and perspectives – international and regional.

Further Details

For more information please see the flyer with submission details and guidance on contributions.