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The politics and governance of basic education : a tale of two South African provinces / edited by Brian Levy, Robert Cameron, Ursula Hoadley, and Vinothan Naidoo.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Spanish Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 302 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780198824053
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 379.68 23
LOC classification:
  • LC1 035.8 .P65 2018
Contents:
Part I. Framing the issues -- 1. Improving basic education - the governance challenge / Brian Levy -- 2. The transformation of South Africa's system of basic education / Luis Crouch and Ursula Hoadley -- 3. Education policymaking at national level : the politics of multiple principals / Robert Cameron and Vinothan Naidoo -- Part II. Provincial governance and politics of education -- 4. Provincial governance of education - the Western Cape experience / Robert Cameron and Brian Levy -- 5. Provincial governance of education - the Eastern Cape experience / Zukiswa Kota, Monica Hendricks, Eric Matambo and Vinothan Naidoo -- 6. Explaining the Western Cape performance paradox : an econometric analysis / Gabrielle Wills, Debra Shepherd, and Janeli Kotzé -- 7. Context and capability : a tale of tow bureaucracies / Brian Levy, Robert Cameron and Vinothan Naidoo -- Part III. Horizontal governance -- 8. Case studies of school-level governance dynamics in the Western Cape / Ursula Hoadley, Brian Levy, Lawule Shumane, and Shelly Wilburn -- 9. Case studies of school-level governance dynamics in the Eastern Cape / Brian Levy and Lawule Shumane -- 10. 'All for education' - meeting the governance challenge / Brian Levy.
Summary: Many of the problems in basic education stem from issues in politics and governance. This book uses the example of South Africa to demonstrate this challenge. It explores how the interaction of politics and institutions affect educational outcomes, and proposes an innovative strategy for progress.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) LC1 035.8 .P65 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000127440

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Framing the issues -- 1. Improving basic education - the governance challenge / Brian Levy -- 2. The transformation of South Africa's system of basic education / Luis Crouch and Ursula Hoadley -- 3. Education policymaking at national level : the politics of multiple principals / Robert Cameron and Vinothan Naidoo -- Part II. Provincial governance and politics of education -- 4. Provincial governance of education - the Western Cape experience / Robert Cameron and Brian Levy -- 5. Provincial governance of education - the Eastern Cape experience / Zukiswa Kota, Monica Hendricks, Eric Matambo and Vinothan Naidoo -- 6. Explaining the Western Cape performance paradox : an econometric analysis / Gabrielle Wills, Debra Shepherd, and Janeli Kotzé -- 7. Context and capability : a tale of tow bureaucracies / Brian Levy, Robert Cameron and Vinothan Naidoo -- Part III. Horizontal governance -- 8. Case studies of school-level governance dynamics in the Western Cape / Ursula Hoadley, Brian Levy, Lawule Shumane, and Shelly Wilburn -- 9. Case studies of school-level governance dynamics in the Eastern Cape / Brian Levy and Lawule Shumane -- 10. 'All for education' - meeting the governance challenge / Brian Levy.

Many of the problems in basic education stem from issues in politics and governance. This book uses the example of South Africa to demonstrate this challenge. It explores how the interaction of politics and institutions affect educational outcomes, and proposes an innovative strategy for progress.

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