Office of International Studies in Education is proud to present our monthly speaker series that brings in various experts from USA and abroad to Michigan State University.
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OISE Spring 2014
Featured Speaker:
March 17, 2014: 1st Session at 9.30 am. – 11 am.
2nd Session at 1 pm. – 2.30 pm.
This Spring 2014 Featured Speakers Series will present Dr. Amita Chudgar and Dr. Tom Luschei. This event will give the opportunity for faculty, students (undergraduate and graduate), as well as members of the College of Education, MSU- to learn more about the work that Dr. Chudgar has done in partnership with Dr. Luschei. See our flyer below for detail:
2014 Erickson Global View Symposium.
March 20-21, 2014 at the University Club
Past featured event:
October 31, 2013 at 1-3pm in room 507 EH
Dr. Steiner-Khamsi will present a talk entitled “Standards are Good for Business: Standardized Comparison and the Private Sector in Education.” Her current research in comparative education examines how and why the method of comparison against standards has benefited non—state actors and businesses in the education sector. In the discussion, she will highlight a few prominent features of reform packages that are sold or transferred from one country to another and discuss the role of standardized comparison, global benchmarking, and impact evaluations for the dissemination of these packages. She will propose insights into why policy actors buy into commercial reform packages, as well as how they justify doing so. Dr. Steiner-Khamsi uses an interpretive framework of policy borrowing and lending to explain the rise of the education industry in the international arena. Dr. Avner Segall will respond to the presentation and share his thoughts on this work. A moderated discussion will follow. Light refreshments will be served.
Here are some documents from Dr. Steiner-Khamsi’s talk: Manuscript, and Dr. Segall’s comments.