New Forms of Post-Bureaucratic Control in the Education: Pisa on Political Speech Government in Spain

Abstract

The thematic importance of the role of external evaluations in national education policy is becoming more and more important. In Spain, this trend is particularly evident when we look closely at the education reform process that began after the rise to power of the Partido Popular (PP) in January 2012. Their new education law (LOMCE: Ley Orgánica de Mejora de la Calidad de la Educación) explicitly includes numerous direct and indirect references to the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ) and the results references.