Dire Straits
Education Reforms: Ideology, Vested Interests and Evidence
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Montserrat Gomendio critiques how education reforms are frequently shaped by ideology and vested interests rather than rigorous evidence, drawing on her experience in government and international organizations.
The book examines why well-evidenced policies are hard to implement and easy to reverse, exploring stakeholder incentives and political dynamics.
Gomendio combines case studies and data to show how reforms succeed or fail across different contexts and offers recommendations to align policy with evidence.
She emphasizes the roles of teacher quality, curriculum, and assessment in effective systems and discusses barriers such as union interests and political cycles.
The work is aimed at policymakers, researchers, and educators seeking to understand and improve the process of education reform.
The book examines why well-evidenced policies are hard to implement and easy to reverse, exploring stakeholder incentives and political dynamics.
Gomendio combines case studies and data to show how reforms succeed or fail across different contexts and offers recommendations to align policy with evidence.
She emphasizes the roles of teacher quality, curriculum, and assessment in effective systems and discusses barriers such as union interests and political cycles.
The work is aimed at policymakers, researchers, and educators seeking to understand and improve the process of education reform.
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