Promoting quality education in Chile: the politics of reforming teacher careers

ABSTRACT

Reformers in developing countries increasingly seek to raise education quality. Yet we know little about the politics of improving education. One significant and instructive case of reforms designed to boost education quality comes from Chile, where in 2016 the government enacted a sweeping reform of teaching careers. This paper first uses a quantitative analysis of appearances in the news to identify key stakeholders and then turns to process tracing to analyze how and when these stakeholders influenced reform dynamics. Comparatively, the Chilean case differs from similar reforms elsewhere in Latin America due to the absence of business, the strong role of policy networks, and the final negotiated settlement with the teacher union. Theoretically, the analysis confirms general theories that emphasize the roles of distributive politics and policy networks.     

From objects to subjects: Repositioning teachers as policy actors doing policy work

Within policy discourses, teachers are positioned as objects of reform who enact policies under rational systems of observation and accountability and are, therefore, situated as de-professionalized actors lacking expert knowledge. This research project asks relatively straight-forward questions: If practicing teachers were given a voice in political debates over urban education policy and reform, what would they say? What macro-level policy problems would they identify as being important? Findings indicate the primary policy problems include Systemic Inequity and Bad Policy. The primary policy solutions include, Schools as a Community Resource; Shared Decision-Making; Contextual Goals; and Time, Space and Resources.     

科技人力资本视角下杰青科学家资助年龄对资助效果的影响——以杰青基金地球科学项目为例

[目的/意义] 杰青基金实施25年来，资助者年龄呈大龄化趋势发展，深入分析该现象对完成杰青基金的影响，对未来杰青基金管理具有重要意义。[方法/过程] 研究以1994-2018年杰青基金地球科学项目为研究对象，构建科研论文产出效率、创新能力和学术影响力三个评价指标，提出"科技人力资本投入-科研产出"理论模型及假设，采用DID模型克服样本选择性偏误所导致的内生性问题，验证理论假设，实现对杰青基金资助年龄异质性的研究。[结果/结论] 实证结果表明：杰青科学家大龄化趋势日趋严重，存在明显的45岁现象；杰青基金实施20年中，支持"资助年龄越大，资助效应越好"假设的比例较低；三个评价指标维度，资助效应最大且资助年龄在39-42岁之间的年份在杰青基金实施20年中所占比例最大。因此，无论从杰青基金设立宗旨、还是从评估结果来看，都应该避免杰青科学家大龄化趋势，扩大对中低龄优秀青年人才的资助。     

我国校园足球政策的三维协同研究

采用内容分析法,构建集“政策工具-政策制定主体-时间数量”一体化的校园足球三维分析框架,对2009—2018年国务院以及各部委发布的校园足球相关政策进行计量分析,并构建了我国校园足球政策的协同模型。研究表明,校园足球政策制定主体以单一部门为主,联合部门发文量较少,政策制定主体协同度仍需提升。在政策工具的使用上存在较大差异,政府偏向于环境型政策的使用,供给型政策比例有待提高,需求型政策相对匮乏。随着校园足球的深入发展,应该进一步提高政策制定主体的协同性,适当调整环境型政策工具,增加税收金融类;合理匹配供给型政策工具,加强校园足球的推动力;增加需求型政策工具,提高校园足球的拉动力。     

我国体育产业政策变迁:进程、逻辑及演变趋势

根据政策分析研究的理论范式,通过共词分析法、聚类分析法等研究方法,分析1978—2018年国家层面的172份体育产业政策变迁的历史进程、逻辑和未来发展趋势。研究认为,我国体育产业政策历经改革开放期(1978—1992年)、积极探索期(1993—2001年)、相对停滞期(2002—2009年)、战略发展期(2010—2018年)四个阶段,并呈现阶段性特点。进而总结出我国体育产业政策变迁的历史逻辑(1)政策理念从“政府管理”到“协同治理”理念的转变;(2)政策主体从政府的“一元主体”到“多元主体”的转变;(3)政策过程从“事前控制”到“全过程”的监管;(4)政策工具从“单一运用”到“综合运用”的转变。在此基础上,提出我国体育产业政策的演变趋势(1)继续深化多元协同治理理念;(2)进一步完善政策主体多元协同机制;(3)重点强调政策过程的全过程监管;(4)提高政策工具的合理运用。     

The quality of equity? Reframing gender,development and education in the post-2020 landscape

The year 2015 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, with a goal to contribute to gender equality globally. As scholars continue in their quest to ‘take stock’ of the ways in which gender and education work in tandem to achieve greater gender equality, we observe a revival in interest regarding conversations on gender and education. These conversations cover a gamut of related issues, including teaching and achievement as well as a number of intersecting issues such as gender-based violence. Within the conversation has been a continued focus on the role of equity primarily defined as access and opportunity. This paper explores the context of quality as it relates to equity in education and addresses the problems that are still left on the margins. Our goal is to take stock and assess the strength of evidence and to provide directions for future research.     

The Greek Publishing Industry and Professional Development

In the Greek publishing industry, tradition and the desire for innovation go hand in hand. The industry is influenced by European developments in publishing and bookselling in terms of book promotion methods, the role of chain bookstores and the impact of information technology. Greece shares the features of other small book markets in Europe, whilst retaining the individuality defined by the Greek language and the country’s cultural and social conditions. This article provides an overview of the publishing industry in Greece through a review of the relevant literature and the available statistics. This work also focuses on the need to develop publishing skills through publishing education and continuous professional development.     

会计政策对评价企业集团经营业绩的影响

公允的收入、成本确认方法对企业集团经营业绩评价有重大影响 ;投资额的计价以及投资的范围确定也影响集团的业绩评价。     

19世纪中后期英国与对华门户开放政策

19世纪中后期英国对华门户开放政策，是英国政府出于自身殖民利益的需要对华推行的的外交政策。以最惠国待遇的确立、合作政策的实施、门户开放政策的提出并由美国最终确立为标志，这一政策经历了半个世纪的嬗变，并深刻影响了其他列强的对华政策。19世纪末，在英国实力下降、列强侵华加剧的情况下，该政策由美国公开宣布确立为一项国际政策。     

试论30年代英美对德政策分歧

20世纪30年代，随着希特勒德国在欧洲的崛起，世界大战的危险临近了。为了维护自身的利益，英国和美国曾经试图通过外交合作以及遏制德国的侵略野心并防范战争的爆发。然而，由于两国在对德问题上存在着难以调和的利益冲突，美国始终不愿在欧洲承担政治义务，英国亦无法信任美国，最终导致合作以失败而告终，美国被排除于欧洲事务之外，而英国不得已走上了单独绥靖德国之路。这一结果无疑加速了第二次世界大战的爆发。