In this series on the education sector I have so far been attempting to draw attention to some basic beliefs that are bound to affect our theorising a way forward. Like few others, the various parts of the education system are interrelated towards a single important outcome: providing ever-developing universal quality education however that is defined in the given jurisdiction.
Whatever the ideological excursions of various systems leaders, so as to have some kind of measurable comparative yardstick, the McKinsey studies are based on a country’s standing at the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), i.e. countries