Educational Improvement: What Role for the EU?
Christa Rawkins International and transnational organisations have a growing influence on national education policies. The EU needs to strengthen its position to avoid being left behind. Across the world, national education systems face the same key challenge: how to prepare students for an unpredictable, globalised future. The global governance of education therefore plays an increasingly significant role in international discourse. As such, international organisations have more and more influence; indeed, Jakobi (2009) refers to them as “the main drivers of educational change”. In this increasingly populated and active educational landscape, what is the role of regional organisations? This post considers the European Union’s direct activity and influence upon the national education policies of community members and offers approaches to consolidating this position. While education has always been a national responsibility, some European-wide initi...