This volume investigates the complex relationship between globalization and the restructuring of national education systems across the world. Editors David Coulby and Evie Zambeta compile a series of scholarly contributions that examine how international economic and political pressures influence local pedagogical practices and policy-making. The work provides a critical framework for understanding how global trends intersect with regional identities and state-led educational agendas.

Experts and researchers in the field of comparative education frequently cite this yearbook as a significant resource for understanding the geopolitical shifts in schooling during the early 21st century. The text is noted for its academic rigor and is primarily utilized by scholars and graduate students seeking to contextualize contemporary educational reform within a globalized framework.