Implementing Educational Reform

Cases and Challenges

Colleen McLaughlin, Alan Ruby

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781108836401
• eBook ISBN: 9781108873543
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: History of Education

There is constant pressure on governments and policy makers to raise the standard of education, and to develop appropriate curriculum and pedagogies for students. It is no easy task. This book presents eight specific case studies of education reform implementation which capture how the design and implementation choices of policy makers are shaped by national and historical contexts. They offer real examples of the choices and constraints faced by policymakers and practitioners. The cases are a mix of nationally and locally mandated reforms with five examples from nations where the state initiated and guided reforms. The concluding synthesis chapter highlights commonalities and differences across the cases and disparate responses to shared concerns. Providing a breadth of real-world research, it will assist policy makers, practitioners and other stakeholders interested in system change.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• 1 Why Focus on Implementation in Education Reform?
• 2 Promoting Equity in Education through System Change: Lessons from the United Kingdom
• 3 A Decade of Reform in Hong Kong
• 4 Reforming a Whole School System: The Case of Kazakhstan
• 5 The Challenges and Opportunities of Greater Autonomy for Post-Soviet Universities: An Illustration from Kazakhstan
• 6 School Improvement by Design: Why It's Needed, How It Works and How It Can Be Improved
• 7 Promising Practice in Government Schools in Vietnam
• 8 Reform Implementation Lessons: A Case Study of High-Performing Singapore
• 9 Qatar's Road to Education Reform: The Need for Teacher Autonomy
• 10 Implementing Educational Reform: Some Reality Checkpoints
• Index