World Yearbook of Education 2021: Accountability and Datafication in the Governance of Education

Providing a comprehensive introduction to the topic of accountability and datafication in the governance of education, the World Yearbook of Education 2021 considers global policy dynamics and policy enactment processes. Chapters pay particular attention to the role of international organizations and the private sector in the promotion of performance-based accountability (PBA) in different educational settings and at multiple policy scales.

Organized into three sections, chapters cover: the global/local construction of accountability and datafication; global discourse and national translations of performance-based accountability policies; and enactments and effects of accountability and datafication, including controversies and critical issues.

With carefully chosen international contributions from around the globe, the World Yearbook of Education 2021 is ideal reading for anyone interested in the future of accountability and datafication in the governance of education.

Sotiria Grek is Professor in European and Global Education Governance at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Christian Maroy is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at UCLouvain, Belgium and a researcher for GIRSEF, a research centre of which he is the co-founder and former director.

Antoni Verger is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain and a research fellow at the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA).