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Laiho, Anne; Pihlaja, Päivi – Policy Futures in Education, 2022
In this article, we contribute to the research on the process of privatisation of Finnish early childhood education (ECE), describe how the privatisation has proceeded within the legal framework and how profit making has become possible in ECE. Furthermore, we analyse how local key policy actors justify the privatisation of ECE and what the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Privatization, Federal Legislation
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Huang, Ying-Syuan; Asghar, Anila – Policy Futures in Education, 2021
This article examines the development of Taiwan's Environmental Education Act and how Education for Sustainable Development was mainstreamed into the national policy framework within the country. The goal is to understand the policy tools and governing strategies that were used by the Taiwan government to develop and implement a nationwide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Public Policy
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Shaw, Susan; Tudor, Keith – Policy Futures in Education, 2021
This article offers a critical analysis of the role of public health regulation on tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand and, specifically, the requirements and processes of Responsible Authorities under the "Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act" for the accreditation and monitoring of educational institutions and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Health, Postsecondary Education, Accreditation (Institutions)
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Shchurko, Tatsiana – Policy Futures in Education, 2018
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Belarus began to develop a national system of education trying to balance the prioritization of Soviet legacy, strong state control, and processes of democratization. The system of education is a powerful translator of dominant ideologies and legitimate concepts, including the concepts of gender and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Politics of Education, Authoritarianism