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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ID11488142
AutoresMay Amiel (0000-0002-2283-6007, Tel Aviv University), Miri Yemini (0000-0002-5633-6473, Tel Aviv University, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
Volume38
Fascículo4
Páginas586-606
Data de publicação2023-07-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Education Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0268-0939 • E-ISSN: 1464-5106
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02680939.2022.2130996
OpenAlexW4300960786
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas56

In this paper, we reveal and describe the context in which education policy networks in Israel have expanded recently, given the evolving interdependent relationships among the actors involved. We draw upon resource dependence theory, which assumes that actors’ power relations within a network depends on their own and others’ perceptions of the dependency relations among the different actors in the network. Policy documents and committee reports were identified and analyzed qualitatively, alongside transcripts of semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted with stakeholders in Israeli education policy. We identified significant changes regarding which stakeholders take initiative for policy-making and implementation processes in Israeli education. We related these changes to the dynamics of resource dependence relationships among actors. In addition, we revealed a new stage in the evolution of educational governance in Israel – a transition from intersectoral collaboration within a top-down policy process defined and led by the Ministry of Education to a situation in which policy networks including non-governmental stakeholders initiate and subsequently lead many education policy processes. At this new stage, certain non-state actors increased their power, presence, and influence over Israeli education policy and can thus shape existing policies by leveraging their perceived control over a range of resources

Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Economics · Education policy · Higher education · Interdependence · Management · Network governance · Policy analysis · Political science · Power (physics · Public relations · Resource (disambiguation · Resource dependence theory · Sociology · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies