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Qualified to lead? A comparative, contextual and cultural view of educational policy borrowing

Harris, Alma, Jones, Michelle, Adams, Donnie·2016·Educational Research
DOI 10.1080/00131881.2016.1165412
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Background: Around the globe, education policy borrowing remains pervasive and prevalent. The strategies, interventions and innovations of education systems that perform well, in international assessments, are enthusiastically borrowed and copied in the anticipation of similar educational performance and outcomes.Purpose: This purpose of the article is to highlight some of the implications and consequences of policy borrowing by comparing the preparation and development programmes for school leaders in various education systems. The article explores the way in which the leadership programmes and models are being adopted and developed by different countries.Sources of evidence: The article draws upon findings from a contemporary, comparative study of leadership preparation and development across seven different education systems (Seven System Leadership Study). This large-scale, mixed-methods, comparative research study is collecting quantitative and qualitative data about the nature and impact of leadership development and preparation programmes in seven different education systems.Main argument: The findings from the study reinforce how leadership preparation and development programmes are increasingly becoming standardised as a result of education systems borrowing and adapting from each other. This article also argues that in the contemporary policy discourse, important cultural and contextual influences that significantly affect subsequent implementation and outcomes are…

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Authors
Harris, A., Jones, M., & Adams, D.
Affiliations
University of Malaya (MY)
Corresponding author
Harris, Alma
ORCID
Venue
Educational Research
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2016-04-02
Volume
58
Issue
2
Pages
166-178
ISSN
  • 0013-1881 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-5847
DOI
10.1080/00131881.2016.1165412
OpenAlex
W2339845435
Cited by
65
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0
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FWCI
28.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Educational Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Global Educational Policies and Reforms
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Leadership and Practices
  • Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Keywords
school leadership, leadership development programs, leadership preparation, policy transfer, cultural context of education, international comparison of education systems

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