Loud But Noisy Signal? - Public Opinion and Education Reform in Western Europe

Explores how public opinion affects policy-making in education and the conditions that make party and interest groups politics matter more.

List of contents

1. Introduction: the role of public opinion in education policy-making; 2. Theoretical framework; Part I. Quantitative Evidence: Attitudes, Public Opinion, and Politics: Introduction to the INVEDUC Survey: research design, data, and methods; 3. Attitudes on education spending in Western Europe; 4. Preferences regarding education governance in Western Europe; Part II. Qualitative Evidence: The Role of Public Opinion in Education Reforms in Western Europe: Introductory remarks and research design; 5. Germany; 6. Sweden; 7. England; 8. Spain; 9. Comparative summary and conclusions.

About the author

Marius R. Busemeyer is Professor of Political Science at the University of Konstanz.Julian L. Garritzmann is Professor of Political Science at the Goethe University Frankfurt.Erik Neimanns is postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne.

Summary

This book explores how public opinion influences the politics of education reform. It features a comprehensive analysis of public opinion on education policy in eight Western European countries, as well as detailed case studies on reform processes in these countries.

Product details

• Authors: Marius Busemeyer, Marius Garritzmann Busemeyer, Marius R Busemeyer, Marius R. Busemeyer, Marius R. (Universitat Konstanz Busemeyer, Marius R. Garritzmann Busemeyer, Busemeyer Marius R., Julian Garritzmann, Julian L Garritzmann, Julian L. Garritzmann, Julian L. (Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt Am Main) Garritzmann, Garritzmann Julian L., Busemeyer Julian L. Garritzma Marius R. Busemeyer, Erik Neimanns, Erik (Max-Planck-Institut fur Gesellschaftsforschung Neimanns
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781108745871
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74587-1
• No. of pages: 378
• Series: Cambridge Studies in the Comparative Politics of Education; Cambridge Studies in the Compa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Comparative Politics, Educational strategies & policy, EU (European Union), International institutions, EU & European institutions, Educational strategies and policy