As South Africa transitioned from apartheid to democracy, changes in the political
landscape, as well as educational agendas and discourse on both a national and …

The proliferation of policy think tanks and more broadly the rise of 'policy networks' can be
viewed as indicative of important global transformations in the nature of the state. That is, the …

Social realism (SR), as a movement that argues for 'bringing knowledge back in'to
curriculum (Young 2008a), is significant globally, especially in South Africa. This article …

Policy network approach has become a broadly accepted and frequently adopted practice in
modern state governance, especially in the public sector. The study utilises a broadly …

This book addresses the intersections of globalization, policy borrowing, and educational
reform. Drawing upon multiple disciplines, it provides a comprehensive overview of …

Atualmente, observa-se na política educativa brasileira a influência constante de
organizações empresariais que se entrelaçam com os quadros políticos, de entre as quais …

The paper studies the emergence of venture philanthropy in public schools in Australia,
focusing on policy networks and policy mobility. It seeks to analyse how policy is mobilised …

This article envisions, and argues for, what I call a problematic-based curriculum approach
(PBCA) in which students work with/on knowledge in relation to local lifeworld problems that …

Aslam Fataar, one of South Africa? s few educational sociologists working with ethnographic
methods, captures the complex interactions and dynamics between social life, school …

This chapter focuses on theories and methods for policy studies in higher education, in an
era of accelerating globalisation. Policy is increasingly conceived as a complex process …