Explaining the persistence of “decentralisation” of education in Egypt

Dina Allam

International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, vol. 82, issue C

Abstract: This study examines how and why decentralisation remained central to education reform in Egypt over the period 1990–2016 despite the mixed outcome at both the national and international levels. Three decentralisation models were examined: community schools, public-private partnerships and school-based management. Network analysis was combined with a process-tracing approach to identify the key actors and mechanisms causing policy persistence. Analysis revealed international agencies used coercion through funding and persuasion by framing the models to match political sponsors’ interests. There was also bounded-rational learning by national actors from foreign experts and experiences and several complementary mechanisms with minor influence.

Keywords: Global education policy; Policy transfer; Networks; Decentralisation; Public-private partnerships; Egypt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102357

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