Government and educational reform: policy networks in policy-making in Zimbabwe, 1980-2008

This paper reflects on the key actors in education policy making in Zimbabwe. It looks at the contextual complexities that characterized policy-making in this country to make sense of the contestations that the state had to confront and accommodate. The policy network approach is employed as an anal...

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Published in:Journal of education policy 2013-05, Vol.28 (3), p.371-385
Main Authors: Moyo, Nathan, Modiba, Maropeng M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
critical analysis
Curriculum Design
Educational History
Educational Policy
Educational Reform
Fees
Financial Support
Foreign Countries
Governance
Government and politics
Government Policy
history
Negotiation
Network Analysis
Networks
Nongovernmental Organizations
Policy Formation
Policy Making
Policy Networks
Policy Research
Social Change
Zimbabwe
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Summary:This paper reflects on the key actors in education policy making in Zimbabwe. It looks at the contextual complexities that characterized policy-making in this country to make sense of the contestations that the state had to confront and accommodate. The policy network approach is employed as an analytical framework to clarify how, in particular non-state actors, have had an impact (or not) on educational governance through influences on policy. Policy documents, research reports and the reactions of non-state actors to these aspects are examined to explore the impact of the latter on policy making. The significant roles of the various policy networks are also given attention to establish how they have affected the reconfiguration of the state. The argument developed is that in spite of the ostensibly strong state, education policy formulation has been a product of compromise between policy networks and the predilections of those in office. As a political and contested enterprise it had to accommodate both local and international concerns.
ISSN:0268-0939
1464-5106
DOI:10.1080/02680939.2012.752868