An Analytical Review of the Changing Facets of Ghana's Education Policy Discourse(s)

Autor/inn/en	Nuzdor, Hope Pius; Ansah, Francis
Titel	An Analytical Review of the Changing Facets of Ghana's Education Policy Discourse(s)
Quelle	In: Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 15 (2017) 2, S.240-271 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-2743
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Discourse Analysis; Policy Analysis; Educational Trends; Neoliberalism; Sustainability; Social Systems; Ideology; Knowledge Economy; Access to Education; Educational History; Global Approach; Competition; Nationalism; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Diskursanalyse; Politikfeldanalyse; Bildungsentwicklung; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Nachhaltigkeit; Social system; Soziales System; Ideologie; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Globales Denken; Wettkampf; Nationalismus
Abstract	An analytical appraisal of key documents on Ghana's education suggests that her post-independence education policy has evolved from predominantly socialist and social democratic ideals towards neo-liberal and capitalist ideological policy direction over time. This article traces and documents this discursive shift in Ghana's education policy discourse(s). In the process, the article presents and discusses effects of the shift in policy direction and language of implementation on Ghana's recent education reform initiatives. Essentially, the article argues that the visible changes in Ghana's education policy discourse, owing particularly to the advent of neo-liberal discourse of vision of international competitiveness may not support the achievement of the goals of recent education reform initiatives on a sustainable basis. The article concludes against this backdrop that at this moment in time, Ghana's education policy needs to focus on capacitating students with skills, knowledge and expertise to enable them deal with her domestic problems rather than subjugating her internal and national priorities to a mirage of international credibility criteria of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other pro-capitalist institutions (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute for Education Policy Studies. University of Northampton, School of Education, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, UK. Tel: +44-1273-270943; e-mail: ieps@ieps.org.uk; Web site: http://www.jceps.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01