On the Impact of Government Policy on Programme Design in New Zealand Post-Compulsory Education

Autor/in	Govers, Elly
Titel	On the Impact of Government Policy on Programme Design in New Zealand Post-Compulsory Education
Quelle	In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 15 (2010) 2, S.141-158 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359-6748
Schlagwörter	Cultural Pluralism; Foreign Countries; Public Policy; Vocational Education; Educational Policy; Postsecondary Education; Political Attitudes; Economic Development; Institutional Autonomy; Accountability; Program Design; Student Needs; Educational Needs; Skill Development; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kulturpluralismus; Ausland; Öffentliche Ordnung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Institutionelle Autonomie; Verantwortung; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Neuseeland
Abstract	The impact of national education policies on programme design practice in post-compulsory education tends to be marginalised in scholarly literature. This paper reviews and analyses the literature to explore how neo-liberalist discourses introduced in tertiary education and qualifications policies in New Zealand since 1989 continue to influence programme design in polytechnics. Tensions are identified in five areas: autonomy and accountability; the programme design process; student-centred learning; concepts of knowledge; and, cultural diversity. For each area current trends are described, based on the author's analysis of very recent policies. It will be concluded that the opportunities for educators and educational institutions to exercise autonomy in programme design continue to be limited by national policy pressures to meet economic and skills needs. Courage and willingness are required if educators are ever to turn the tide and re-focus education on the development of society beyond the needs of the economy. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10