In recent decades, we have been witnessing significant investments in digital technologies,
platforms and infrastructures all over the world. The uptake of digital technologies concerns …

This article examines the spread of new public management (NPM) across European
education systems as it has traversed national boundaries. While recognising the …

This book examines socioeconomic inequality and student outcomes across various
Western industrialized nations and the varying success they have had in addressing …

There is increasing interest in the role of narratives in policy-making, as evidenced by the
consolidation of the Narrative Policy Framework, a theory of the policy process whose …

The widespread adoption of school autonomy with accountability reforms in education has
generated debate regarding the relationship between autonomy, innovation and …

Since the 1980s, right-wing extremism, radicalism, and populism have emerged as
transformative forces in European politics. This unexpected resurgence has triggered an …

This article deals with the 'troubled history'of head teachers' evaluation in Italy, as a specific
strand of the controversial and fuzzy embedding of New Public Management (NPM) …

This chapter assesses inequalities in educational outcomes in Italy linking their evolution to
changes in the Italian educational system. We analyze how to track choice and performance …

This article reflects on the fabrication of austerity in the Italian education system during the
recent financial crisis and the resulting economic stagnation in the economic outlook. In …

The pursuit of inclusive education in different countries is shaped by the extent and the
nature of existing special educational provisions. We focus on two authoritarian regimes in …