Research Areas:

• Education as national and global instrument of governance – including: deregulation, privatization, and marketization of education; PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) as policy tool
• Education in developing contexts – in particular, South-South cooperation and China’s engagement in Africa
• Education, innovation and new technologies – including the use of ICT4E (information and communication technologies for education) in impoverished/disadvantaged areas
• Education, migration and ethnic minorities, with regional focus on Southwest China

"By understanding how the school and the society interact under different circumstances across the world, we hope to contribute to greater educational quality and equality, and thereby to greater social justice." (Barbara Schulte)