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Nagro, Sarah A.; Shepherd, Katharine G.; West, Jane E.; Nagy, Steven J. – Journal of Special Education, 2019
Special education scholars have traditionally experienced a significant disconnect between their experience as researchers and the fast-paced realities of policy and politics. We propose that higher education leaders should be drivers of change, not recipients of outcomes, and by extension, that there is a need to ensure that the preparation of…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Change Agents, Leadership Training, Policy Formation
Mohammed, Abdulai Kuyini; Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2021
Based on 65 interviews and secondary information, this study evaluated the programme, process and political dimensions of the Ghana Free Senior High School Education (SHS) Policy. The evidence from the data showed that the programme and its political dimensions were emphasised to the neglect of the process dimension. Effectiveness, one of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, High Schools, Educational Policy
Baldwin, Lela Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Drawing on the Multiple Streams Model and Policy Regime Change Theory, this study sought to identify the political and instrumental factors that influenced the formation of a policy that led to the expansion of Teach for America in North Carolina. Data for this single intrinsic case study were drawn from interviews with organizational leaders,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Case Studies, Politics of Education
Bermingham, Desmond – Journal of Education Policy, 2011
This paper considers the macro and micro-political forces that influenced the development of the Education for All--Fast Track Initiative in its formative years from 2002-2009. The author uses the conceptual framework of the network organisation to analyse the complex interaction of personal, political and institutional forces that shaped the FTI…
Descriptors: International Education, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Politics of Education
Gordon, Charlie – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
This paper considers issues concerning the quality of education in Eritrea using the Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report's (GMR) framework for quality education. Drawing on 2 years school-based professional experience in the country, the multiple factors affecting quality in schooling are discussed. The applicability of the GMR…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Policy, International Programs, Foreign Countries
Kirlin, Mary; Shulock, Nancy – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2012
The challenge of producing the systemic changes that are needed to boost educational attainment and economic competitiveness across the country falls heavily on entities that coordinate public postsecondary institutions. Coordination of postsecondary education, whether of a single system of institutions or across an entire state, requires…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Technical Institutes, Governance, Program Effectiveness
Chun-Lok, Fung; Wing-Yan, Yip – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2010
This study focuses on the policy issues generated by the reintroduction of Liberal Studies and evaluates the predicted effectiveness of the proposed curriculum in Hong Kong (HK) secondary schools. Theorised by Ball (1992) "policy cycle", approximately 200 newspaper articles and 30 government documents were collected to identify the…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries, Political Influences, Educational Policy
Watt, Michael G. – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate decision making in the Common Core State Standards Initiative as the change process moved from research, development and diffusion activities to adoption of the Common Core State Standards by the states. A decision-oriented evaluation model was used to describe the four stages of planning, structuring,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, State Schools, State Standards, Governance
Larsen, Marianne A. – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2009
Teacher performance appraisal policies are a part of a global complex of accountability based teacher policies. This paper is a study of the Ontario teacher performance appraisal (TPA) system. First, the paper describes the education reform contexts associated with the origins and adoption of the TPA policy. Then the paper reports on the results…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Brock-Utne, Birgit – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
Since 1995 I have been engaged in consultancies and since 2001 in research dealing with the language of instruction policies in Africa. To what extent are the policies being implemented? What is the role of research and consultancy when it comes to language policy? What happens when researchers or consultants come up with recommendations which do…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Consultants, Donors, Language of Instruction
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 2011
In the "Higher Education Opportunity Act" of 2008, Congress charged the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance with conducting a review and analysis of regulations affecting higher education to determine the extent to which regulations are overly burdensome and need to be streamlined, improved, or eliminated. Specifically, Congress…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Aid, Advisory Committees, Hearings
McGrath, Simon – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
The current dominant account of aid to education focuses on schooling and official development assistance and talks in terms of policy work, donor harmonisation and, increasingly, budgetary support. However, this approach is limited in a number of ways. The return of international policy interest in vocational education provides an opportunity to…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational History, Foreign Policy, Vocational Education

Hertzog, Nancy B. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2003
This case study details the circumstances that led to a revised policy on gifted education in a large suburban school district. It discusses factors that affected advocacy efforts and emphasizes the importance of key individuals, commitment, tenacity, and the necessity of a system being in place for change to occur. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Educational Change

Delcourt, Marcia A. B. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2003
A study investigated the people and actions related to two successful gifted advocacy events that included state legislative changes. Five ingredients of success represented the key characteristics common to the leaders in each advocacy group: passion, preparation, inspiration, perseverance, and the ability to take advantage of serendipity.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy
Psacharopoulos, George – 1987
This paper presents an overview of educational policymaking in several developing countries in Africa by (1) examining the nature of various educational policies in these countries; (2) drawing comparative generalizations from the outcomes of the objectives of these policies; and (3) recommending ways to avoid the failure of educational reforms.…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Policy
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