The contestation of policies for schools during the Covid-19 crisis
A comparison of teacher unions’ positions in Germany and Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11919087 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernard Brown (0000-0001-5450-0922, University of Canberra, corresponding author), Rita Nikolai (0000-0001-8240-150X, University of Augsburg) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 679-697 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03057925.2022.2124846 |
| OpenAlex | W4303614838 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 24 |
This paper examines school management and policies in Germany and Australia during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study, which is comparative and qualitative, explores the interrelationship between different levels of governance and the responses of teacher unions. The inquiry is informed by the perspectives of historical institutionalism and path dependency, and the document analysis is conducted by utilising the justification categories of value, collective, and formal and procedural driven arguments. We argue the contestation which occurred between different levels of school governance and the teacher unions amidst the pandemic created the potential for changes in policy settings and influence over the administration of schooling. However, there is no indication of fundamental shifts in the organisation, policy direction or control over schooling in Germany or Australia. Instead, there is a conformity to established institutional arrangements and path dependencies, which secure and protect the vested interests of the different policy actors
Conformity · Control (management · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Corporate governance · Economic system · Economics · Historical institutionalism · Institutionalism · Management · New institutionalism · Pandemic · Path dependency · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |