Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Education Policy and School Reform -- A Multitude of Perspectives and Experiences / Ralph Rotte -- What can we learn from International Performance Studies? Some Methodological Remarks / Michael Fertig -- International Tests and Comparisons in Education Performance: A Pedagogical Perspective on Standards, Core Curricula and the Quality of Schooling / Hans Brügelmann -- The Political Economy of Educational Reform / Alexander Kemnitz and Robert K. von Weizsäcker -- French Educational Reform: Challenges and Problems / Gérard Bonnet -- Improving School Performance: A Dutch Perspective / Bert P.M. Creemers -- Challenges and Measures of Educational Reform in the UK: The Case of Scotland / Stephen Sharp and Janet Draper -- The Belgian Education System after PISA: Reform Approaches in the French Speaking Community of Belgium / Dominique Lafontaine -- Education Reform in Germany: Efforts and Experiences in Bavaria / Ursula Rotte -- Balancing National and State Interests in Education Reform in Australia / Brian Caldwell.

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