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"Presenting ten global cases studies, this book shows how evidence and ideology compete for prominence in the design, implementation and evaluation of education reform. It challenges prevailing models of top-down policy making, making it essential reading for practitioners, policy makers and researchers of international education policy and reform."--
List of contents
1. Introduction: until the miracle arrives, we can learn from others Alan Ruby and Colleen McLaughlin; 2. Radical curriculum change and the politics of 'implementation': a South African case study Jonathan D. Jansen; 3. Towards a play-based pedagogy in Ghanaian kindergarten education: challenges and opportunities for implementation Esinam Ami Avornyo; 4. Implementing fee-free education in Rwanda: opportunities and challenges Timothy P. Williams; 5. Policy implementation in a Sisyphean State: improving Pedagogical practice in Perú through the soporte Pedagógico programme Maria Balarin; 6. Reforming the school system: lessons from England Peter Dudley and Robert Robson; 7. Educational reform in Scotland: policy, governance and professional culture Mark Priestley and Walter Humes; 8. The role of textbooks in improving education in Portugal Nuno Crato; 9. Turning social capital into a working wage: how teachers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan earn their pay and their keep Raisa Belyavina Schwanbeck; 10. High-performance and equity: closing the gap contributes to success Peeter Mehisto and Maie Kitsing; 11. Missing opportunity? Transformation of the teachers' remuneration system in Kazakhstan in the context of increasing wages Isak Frumin; 12. Conclusion - global and national shifts in implementing educational reform Colleen McLaughlin and Alan Ruby.
Summary
Presenting ten global cases studies, this book shows how evidence and ideology compete for prominence in the design, implementation and evaluation of education reform. It challenges prevailing models of top-down policy making, making it essential reading for practitioners, policy makers and researchers of international education policy and reform.
