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The text is a compilation of essays discussing international perspectives on educational reform and policy implementation. The essays discuss the historical, social, and economic influences on education policy reform, and how these influences shape the change process. The three themes covered in the text are: politics and reform; politics into policy and policy implementation; and educational reform phenomena. The essays argue that change takes a predictable format and, once understood, can be directed and managed.
The change process is described in this text which examines the historical, social and economic influences on education policy reform. Chapters look at cross-cultural experiences of educational change and policy implementation as the authors lead us to an understanding of processes and forces involved. The three themes covered in this volume are: politics and reform; politics into policy and policy implementation; and educational reform phenomena. The authors argue that change takes a predictable format and, once understood, can be directed and managed.; This text is intended to be of interest to those involved in the planning and implementation of change and, along with Volume 2 "Case Studies in Educational Change", point the way to effective management of such change processes.
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