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Clara Fontdevila; Antoni Verger – Comparative Education Review, 2025
Although the role of international organizations in the diffusion of education policy is widely acknowledged, their role in the articulation of policy ideas remains comparatively underresearched. This article addresses this gap through a case study on the role of the OECD in the construction of the School Autonomy with Accountability policy…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Models, International Organizations
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Tomas Esper – Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2024
Spreading like wildfire, school autonomy with accountability (SAWA) policies have transformed education worldwide. Rooted in new public management, SAWA is a 'policy bundle' that links greater decision-making at the school level with standardization and monitoring practices like large-scale assessments and performance indicators. As with every…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Autonomy, Educational History, Accountability
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Anh T. H. Le – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2024
In 2012, the Vietnamese government enacted the institutional autonomy policy to support the reform process of the higher education system. The autonomy policy signifies the transfer of decision-making authority from ministries to public universities to increase university performance and competitiveness in the globalized knowledge economy. This…
Descriptors: Institutional Autonomy, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Comparative Education
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Mesay Gerbi Bogale; Jeilu Oumer Hussien – Educational Planning, 2024
This study aims to assess the practice of institutional autonomy at Jimma University in Ethiopia. The study employed a mixed approach by collecting research data through a questionnaire, semi-structured interview, and document analysis. Two hundred and thirty-two randomly selected instructors and academic leaders were contacted through the…
Descriptors: State Universities, Research Universities, Institutional Autonomy, Foreign Countries
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Albert Sánchez-Gelabert; Helena Troiano – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
Abundant research has shown the influence of social background on university dropout. However, there is little research that considers the different progression options for analysing the structure of the decisions that students make. This article explores the possible alternative decisions of: (1) continuing the initial degree course chosen; (2)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Flexible Progression, Universities