Behind the scenes

We investigate the sub-networks involved in education policy in Israel in recent years, using Mixed Methods Social Networks Analysis -drawn from combined analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.Our objective was to comprehensively explore the Israeli education policy network to deliver an understanding of its structure, actors, and relationships.Our research offers a descriptive, analytical, and interpretive account of the contemporary Israeli education policy sector, including the actors involved, central policy sub-networks and organizations, and their relationships.We analyze dependence relations within the sub-networks using Resource Dependency Theory and Policy Networks Typology.Our findings contribute to understanding the dynamics of Israeli education policy networks and their perceived influence on policymaking and enactment processes.To the international field of educational policy-related research, we introduce a novel category of policy network actors, previously unaddressed as a distinct type.We have termed this category 'Ethos networks' to characterize this group of actors and elaborate on its significance within the field.Additionally, we underline the importance of considering external societal and political factors in education policy-making

Policy analysis · Political science · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Public Administration · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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• Questioning the rhetoric

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• The marketisation of education and the democratic deficit

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• Network governance and collaborative governance

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• ‘It’s not 9 to 5 recovery’

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• Who takes initiative? The rise of education policy networks and the shifting balance of initiative-taking amongst education stakeholders in Israel

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• Private actors in policy processes. entrepreneurs, edupreneurs and policyneurs

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• Policy networks and venture philanthropy

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• Following policy

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• Education plc. Understanding private sector participation in public sector education

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• NGO Involvement in education policy implementation

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• Accounting for the Corporate

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• Building Consensus

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• Education Policy Networks

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• A Framework for Assessing Power in Collaborative Governance Processes

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• Explaining Governance Outcomes

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• Policy Networks and Governance Networks

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• Belief Systems and Social Capital as Drivers of Policy Network Structure

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• Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice

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• Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis

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• Emerging data infrastructures and the new topologies of education policy

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• Chasing shadows

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