Corruption and Policy Implementation in the Philippines

A Comparative Analysis of the Teacher Training and Textbook Delivery Programmes

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6233375
AutoresReye (0000-0002-1539-1839, autor de correspondencia), Vicente Chua Reyes
Año2007
Volumen15
Número1
Páginas97-125
Fecha de publicación2007-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAsian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02185370701315657
OpenAlexW2028256410
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas21

Corruption is a perennial obstacle to the Philippines’ pursuit of development. The Department of Education (DepEd) is considered to be one of the most corrupt agencies in the Philippines. However, there are two DepEd programmes with different levels of effectiveness in controlling corruption. The Textbook Delivery Programme has been ineffective while the Programme on Basic Education has been successful. The article explains the different levels of implementing these programmes by using local perspectives via the ‘narratives of implementation actors’. Apart from providing insights on the challenges facing the evolving educational bureaucracy in the Philippines, this article also demonstrates the utility of network actor perspectives in appreciating the many concerns that determine and impede implementation performance and discusses the causes and impact of corruption and policy implementation on two public educational programmes. Keywords: PhilippinesCorruptionImplementationEducation Programmes Additional informationNotes on contributorsVicente Chua Reyes Vicente Chua Reyes Jr., PhD, is a Research Associate at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

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