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David P. Baker

Professor of Sociology, Education and Demography, Penn State

Professor of Sociology, Education and Demography, Penn State Dr. David P. Baker is Professor Sociology, Education, and Demography at the Pennsylvania State University, and a Nonresident Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institute, Washington DC. His research focuses on the impact of education on individuals and societies, economies, and science; international comparisons of school organization; academic outcomes, and educational policy. His most recent books are The Schooled Society: The Educational Transformation of Global Culture. Palo Alto CA: Stanford University Press, which won the American Education Research Association- Outstanding Book of the Year, 2015; Global Mega-Science: Universities, Research Collaborations and Knowledge Production. Stanford University Press 2024 (w/ J. Powell).