Implementing education system reform: Local adaptation in school reform of teaching and learning

Clive Dimmock, Cheng Yong Tan, Dong Nguyen, Tu Anh Tran and Thang Truong Dinh

International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, vol. 80, issue C

Abstract: This paper has two purposes: first, to investigate centre- periphery, and within-school relationships and processes by which Vietnam schools undertake system reform implementation; second, to develop the explanatory power and complementarity of two theories – complex adaptive system theory and loose-tight coupling. Main findings - schools’ internal enablers driving reforms were shaped by external enablers; a plethora of internal enablers then worked in concert to implement the intended reforms (eg. the take-up of student-centred teaching and learning); in the local adaptation process, school culture and professional development were pre-eminent. Conclusions – complex adaptive system theory was validated in how Vietnam schools locally adapted policy.

Keywords: Education system reform; School adaptation; Complex adaptive system; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102302

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