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The politics and governance of basic education : a tale of two South African provinces

Brian Levy (Editor), Robert Cameron (Editor), Ursula Hoadley (Editor), Vinothan Naidoo (Editor)
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
eBook, English, 2018
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2018
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9780192557353, 9780191862748, 0192557351, 0191862746
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Part I: Framing the Issues1: Brian Levy: Improving basic education - the governance challenge2: Luis Crouch and Ursula Hoadley: The transformation of South Africa's system of basic education3: Robert Cameron and Vinothan Naidoo: Education policymaking at national level - the politics of multiple principalsPart II: Provincial Governance and Politics of Education4: Robert Cameron and Brian Levy: Provincial governance of education - the Western Cape experience5: Zukiswa Kota, Monica Hendricks, Eric Matambo, and Vinothan Naidoo: Provincial governance of education - the Eastern Cape experience6: Gabrielle Wills, Debra Shepherd, and Janeli Kotze: Explaining the Western Cape performance paradox: an econometric analysis7: Brian Levy, Robert Cameron, and Vinothan Naidoo: Context and capability: A tale of two bureaucraciesPart III: Horizontal Governance8: Ursula Hoadley, Brian Levy, Lawule Shumane, and Shelly Wilburn: Case studies of school-level governance dynamics in the Western Cape9: Brian Levy and Lawule Shumane: Case studies of school-level governance dynamics in the Eastern Cape10: Brian Levy: "All for education" - Meeting the governance challenge
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