scholarly journals Key Determinants of Elementary School Education Policy Implementation in Border Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Abdul Rahman ◽  
Mawar Mawar ◽  
Retnowati Wahyuning Dyas Tuti ◽  
Nida Handayani ◽  
Muhammad Sahrul
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
School Education ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Elementary School Education ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
Education Policy Implementation

The momentum of decentralization that occurred in 1998 gave hope for the improvement of the quality of education services, especially in border areas. However, although several of policy instruments have been established, some empirical studies precisely showed that hope still difficult to realize. This research aims to analyzing how key determinants of elementary school education policy implementation in border areas are operationalized, with Sekayam and Entikong Districts, Sanggau Regency, West Borneo Province as a specific locus. Qualitative approach with descriptive methods used in this research. Data collection techniques used are in-depth interviews, FGD, direct observation, and documentation, meanwhile data analysis techniques used Miles, Huberman, and Saldana models. This research finds that key determinants of elementary school education policy implementation in border areas which consists of the dimensions: design of the policy, stakeholders, context, the implementation strategy is not fully optimal. This research recommends several things such as:  the government needs to increase the accessibility of better education, strengthen collaboration between the central government and local governments, strengthen planning and budgeting, and needed holistic evaluation of the application of E-Takola so that the aid mechanism provided to elementary schools in all border areas can be more effective. 

Influencing Factors of School Physical Education Policy Implementation Based on AHP

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 2902-2915
Author(s):  
Xia Liu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
School Sports ◽  
Sports Policy ◽  
Organizational Mechanism ◽  
Education Policy Implementation ◽  
Physical Education Policy

Objectives: AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) is used to analyze the influencing factors of school physical education policy implementation. Methods: Based on the established hierarchical structure model of influencing factors of school physical education policy implementation, the importance of indicators in each level is compared in pairs, the judgment matrix is established step by step, the relative importance order weight of each level element is calculated, and the consistency test is carried out, and then the ranking of each level and the general ranking are obtained. Results: The results show that the principal, as the first responsible person for the implementation of school sports policy, plays a directional decisive role in the implementation of school sports policy. Organizational mechanism and funding guarantee factors are necessary conditions for the implementation of school sports policy, and school sports policy factors are a powerful driving force for the implementation of school sports policy. Conclusion: AHP provides theoretical reference for better understanding the influencing factors of school physical education policy implementation and putting forward corresponding intervention measures.

The New Middle Management: Intermediary Organizations in Education Policy Implementation

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith I. Honig
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Middle Management ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Intermediary Organizations ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
Education Policy Implementation ◽  
Implementation Resources

Intermediary organizations have become increasingly prominent participants in education policy implementation despite limited knowledge about their distinctive functions and the conditions that constrain and enable those functions. This article addresses that research-practice gap by drawing on theories of organizational ecology and findings from a comparative case study of four intermediary organizations that helped with collaborative policy implementation in Oakland, California. I define intermediaries as organizations that operate between policymakers and implementers to affect changes in roles and practices for both parties and show that such organizations typically vary along at least five dimensions. Oakland’s intermediary organizations all provided new implementation resources—knowledge, political/social ties, and an administrative infrastructure—but faced different constraining and enabling conditions. Using insights from this strategic case study, this article begins to build theory about intermediary organizations as important participants in contemporary policy implementation.

How Is Public Housing Policy Implemented in China? A Tentative Analysis of the Local Implementation of Four Major Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 372-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongmao Fan ◽  
Hongshan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Structural Framework ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Incentive Model ◽  
Implementation Studies ◽  
Policy Experiments

One challenge that policy implementation studies face is how to build a structural framework using different variables. This article constructs a path-incentive model of implementation as an analytical framework with which to examine the relationship between central and local government. It consists of two key variables: policy path and incentive. The model embraces four types of implementation: administrative implementation, experimental implementation, flexible implementation, and symbolic implementation. Based on a case study of China’s major public housing policies from 1998 to 2013, the article finds that even if policy goals and the implementation path are sometimes unclear, a strong top-down incentive mechanism will encourage local governments to actively engage in policy experiments. This local explorative approach can enhance an understanding of the policy environment and avoid apportioning blame to the central government for defective policy making. In China, policy implementation not only turns policy goals into real outcomes but also is a means of improving policy paths and incentive mechanisms.

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