What Happens to Policies When Assuming Institutions? A Short Story About Romania’s Never-Ending Educational Reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6060355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bogdan Florian (0000-0002-7001-2969, National University for Political Studies and Public Administration), Sebastian Țoc (0000-0002-2670-3295, Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 320-335 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1056-4934 • E-ISSN: 1944-7086 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10564934.2017.1344862 |
| OpenAlex | W2739498560 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 27 |
Over the past decades, educational reform has been one of the centerpieces of transition in Central and Eastern Europe. A huge degree of variability among countries exists, from sudden liberalization to securing the status quo previous to revolutionary political change. Reforms have ranged from institutional to instrumental changes. We argue that policies may lead to undesirable outcomes, when they assume a certain institutional framework. We then describe the evolution of Romania’s educational system, focusing on a case study of an implemented large-scale policy program: the Rural Education Project for Romania. We thus argue that by assuming institutional change such attempts are bound to fail because the existing status quo adapts actions to existing practices, thus leading to unexpected outcomes
Development economics · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Institutional change · Liberalization · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Status quo · Education Systems and Policy · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |