International organisations and policy diffusion: The global norm of lifelong learning

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-64

  Jakobi, Anja P ^a  

^a Leibniz Institut Hessische Stiftung Friedens und Konfliktforschung Peace Research Institute Frankfurt   (Germany)

Author keywords

education policy; international organisations; lifelong learning; OECD; policy diffusion; sociological institutionalism

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; OECD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856424307     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: 15811980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jird.2010.20     Document Type: Article

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