Studies in comparative education

Educational Documentation, Research and Decision-Making National Case Studies

Edited by Wanda Rokicka. 1999. 348 p.
ISBN: 92-3-103557-6
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In an ideal situation, national educational policies will be based on the principles of consultation and transparency. Studies will be conducted by independent and competent researchers, the points of view of various stakeholders will be sought, and the decision-makers will ensure that they are fully informed about all important aspects prior to adopting any measures.

 

In reality, research is often sterile and little thought is given to its usefulness for administration or its relevance for educational practice. Such key figures as teachers, standing in the front line of education, may be totally ignored in the process of taking decisions that affect them directly. Bureaucracy may ensure that even the most radical and far-sighted policies lead to no veritable change.

 

The collection of national case studies presented in this book are an attempt to obtain a clearer picture of the relationship between research, information and policy making in education throughout the world.

 

Contents

 

Introduction by Wanda Rokicka

I.    Information, research and decision-making in Barbados by Patricia A. Ellis

II.   The utilization of research and information in educational decision-making: a case study of Ontario, Canada by David N. Wilson

III.  The relationship among educational research, information and policy-making by Zhou Nanzhao, Zhu Mujue, Bi Jiguang and Zan Tiejun

IV.   Information, research and policy decision-making in the Czech Republic by Jiri Kotásek

V.    Educational information and decision-making in Egypt by Abdel Fattah Galal

VI.   The production and utilization of educational information in the Islamic Republic of Iran by Abbas Bazargan

VII.  Educational policy-making and research: the case of Lebanon by Fairouz Farah-Sarkis

VIII. Case study on the use of information in Mali by Idrissa Diarra

IX.   The use of research in decision-making: the case of Mexico by Catalina Olga Maya Alfaro

X.    Case study on information utilization in Poland by Andrzej Janowski

XI.   Case study on the production, dissemination and use of research in policy-making in Scotland (United Kingdom) by Wynne Harlen and Margo Reid

XII.  Case study on information utilization in South Africa by J.C. Claassen

XIII. Information, research and decision-making in Uruguay by Renato Opertti

Annex I:  Guidelines for authors

Annex II: Cumulative list of acronyms