DESCP Factors: The 'Invisible' Impediments to Reforms in Education

Autor/inn/en	Berkovich, Izhak; Bogler, Ronit
Titel	DESCP Factors: The 'Invisible' Impediments to Reforms in Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Administration and History, 51 (2019) 3, S.239-255 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Berkovich, Izhak) ORCID (Bogler, Ronit)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0620
DOI	10.1080/00220620.2018.1540465
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Policy Formation; Public Education; Demography; Economic Factors; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Political Influences; Educational Improvement; Program Implementation; Core Curriculum; National Curriculum; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Betätigung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Demografie; Ökonomischer Faktor; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Kerncurriculum
Abstract	Policymakers often overestimate the power of agentic players in the system and their own as the causes for the successes and failures of reforms. These are but a small part of the powers in play. The article sheds light on contextual factors that are underestimated when planning and implementing reforms in education. The study utilises a case study method to explore three failed reforms in public education to identify the influence of DESCP (i.e. demographic, economic, social, cultural and political) factors on reform success. The study provides an in-depth understanding of why factors in the action environment are as important as agentic players when aspiring to improve national education. The analysis highlights the impact of DESCP factors on basic capacities toward successful implementation of educational reforms. The DESCP factors are discussed, their relevance to reform success is explicated, and their impact is exemplified with policy cases. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01