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‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton, Barbara Adewumi, Laura R. Bailey, Jacob W. Moore, Lauren‐Marie Aba Amoah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mental revolution in Indonesian bureaucratic reform

RUDN Journal of Public Administration
The study provides a description of the modern political discourse that problematizes the idea of “Mental revolution”. This concept highlights the idea of gaining sovereignty of development in the emerging multipolar world order.
Refly Setiawan, Olga V. Kolesova
doaj   +1 more source

Project Aid or Budget Aid? The Interests of Governments and Financial Institutions [PDF]

The paper compares different aid policy instruments and their effect on the target group. Starting from a situation where interest groups compete for the resources of the government, international financial institutions aim to change the policy outcome ...
Hefeker, Carsten
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Donor Fragmentation and Bureaucratic Quality in Aid Recipients

, 2004
This paper analyzes the impact of donor fragmentation on the quality of government bureaucracy in aid-recipient nations.
Knack, Stephen, Stephen Knack, Rahman, Aminur, Aminur Rahman   +3 more
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Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
wiley   +1 more source

Discretion among street level bureaucrats: A case study of nurses in a public hospital in Cape Town [PDF]

, 2014
Masters in Public Administration - MPAThere are often noted gaps and tensions arise between official government policies and what is implemented on the ground. The two theories that consistently argue antagonistically about the policy processes are the
Dzambo, Timalizge
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Enhancing public-sector entrepreneurship: Evidence from Zimbabwean parastatals

Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review
Background: Public-sector entrepreneurship is increasingly recognised as a key driver of innovation and performance in state-owned enterprises (SOEs). However, many SOEs face challenges such as bureaucratic inertia, financial constraints, and regulatory ...
Leslie Ncube, Ntandoyenkosi Sibindi
doaj   +1 more source

The Medvedev Presidency: Russia's Direction and the Implications for Foreign Policy

, 2009
Before the economic crisis of late 2008, Vladimir Putin’s political regime ensured the election of Dmitry Medvedev to the office of the presidency while Putin shifted to the role of prime minister—a move intended to solidify the Putin administration’s ...
Shevtsova, Lilia
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Age Friendly Cities: The Bureaucratic Responsiveness Effects on Age Friendly Policy Adoption [PDF]

, 2017
Challenging a long-held attachment to the medical model, this research develops a cultural model placing local governments at the center of policy making and refocusing policy attention on mobility, housing, the built environment and services. To examine
Keyes, Laura Marie
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Beyond standardisation, subjects and syllabi: How primary schools organise for arts richness in an era of curriculum reform

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As England embarks on its first comprehensive curriculum review in fifteen years, this paper offers critical insights from schools that sustained arts‐rich provision despite a policy landscape hostile to creative subjects. Drawing on data from the Researching Arts‐rich Primary Schools (RAPS) project—a mixed‐methods study of 76 arts‐rich ...
Pat Thomson, Christine Hall
wiley   +1 more source