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Revisiting the Governance Narrative: The Dynamics of Developing National Educational Assessment Policy in South Korea
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Kim, Taeyeon – Policy Futures in Education, 2020
This paper argues that the 'new governance' narrative should be revised and modified to reflect context-specific details of the policy sector and styles of government. I discuss the modified network governance narrative, including how the theory of bureaucracy informs the function of network governance. I then apply it to analyze a case study of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Governance, Public Policy, Educational Policy
"Old, Borrowed, and Renewed": A Review of Early Childhood Education Policy in Post-Reform Indonesia
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Octarra, Harla Sara; Hendriati, Agustina – Policy Futures in Education, 2018
Early childhood education (ECE) is not new in Indonesia. However, in the past decade, it has received more attention, as shown by the growing number of ECE centres in both urban and rural areas. This growth is accompanied by policy development that corresponds to the global agenda of ECE. Policy development is inevitably linked with the support of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Change
The Global Education Policy of School-Based Management in Conflict-Affected Contexts: Current Reach, Prominent Rationales, and Future Research
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Edwards, D. Brent, Jr.; Higa, Sterling – Policy Futures in Education, 2018
For those who focus on the role of education in international development, the approach to education governance of school-based management (SBM) has been the primary means by which the participation of community members has been incorporated into the provision of education. However, while SBM is a well-known approach to governance that has become…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Educational Policy, Governance, Conflict
Mark Olssen on Neoliberalisation of Higher Education and Academic Lives: An Interview
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Raaper, Rille; Olssen, Mark – Policy Futures in Education, 2016
This article is based on an interview conducted with Mark Olssen in October 2014, and the subsequent discussions. These conversations invited Olssen to reflect on his experiences of neoliberalism as a practising academic who has worked in the UK for some 14 years, and also to comment as a researcher and writer who is well known for his work on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Neoliberalism, Strategic Planning, Interviews
Transformation and Framework of Teacher Professional Development in Taiwan
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Huang, Bo-Ruey – Policy Futures in Education, 2016
This article describes the situation of teacher professional development in Taiwan, including the history and the framework of teacher professional development. With diversification of teacher education systems and institutions, teacher professional development in Taiwan is undergoing a gradual governance shift from the model of centralised state…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Guidelines, Foreign Countries, Governance
Zombie Graduates Driven by Rickshaw Faculty--A Qualitative Case Study: Private Universities in Urban Bangladesh
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Husain, Matt M.; Osswald, Karina – Policy Futures in Education, 2016
Bangladesh's post-secondary education has become a hunting ground for local economic conglomerates and their transnational allies. Applying a holistic lens helps to understand the factors and short-term effects of blindly applying neo-liberal induced deregulation and privatization that constructed a mushrooming "McDonaldization" culture…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Private Colleges