Global Organizations and International Large-Scale Assessments in Developing Countries

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K20255
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Edwards Donald 早稲田大学, 高等研究所, 准教授(任期付) (70962067)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: education policy / global governance

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The project for which I received funding has led to multiple kinds of research outcomes. Outcomes include: conference presentations, journal articles, books, book chapters in an edited volume, blog posts, and guest lectures, among other things. One short book was written about each case study. The third book is an edited volume of case studies from the region of focus in the project.

Free Research Field

Global governance

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

This project has revealed the ways that international organizations can influence education policymaking in poor countries. This is important because these organizations can have agendas, priorities, and worldviews that may not align with what poor countries want for themselves.