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Implementation of adult special education policy in BC : a case study Demarinis, Mary Penney
Abstract
This is a study of an implementation process, which means it is a study of the gray area somewhere between policy and program. The policy created in 1983 opened the door of the college to non-traditional learners. Sweeping changes in the social discourse of disability supported the development of the 1983 policy. A review of the literature revealed four factors that were likely to influence the process: the policy, the implementing agency, external influences and power, politics and negotiation. The purpose of the study was to compare a framework, established from the literature, to a framework that evolved from the research. The project concluded that the four factors were adequate to describe the situation however, the preconceived framework was inadequate to describe the relationship among the factors for this site. Data collected from documents and interviews revealed that some factors have a stronger influence on the process than others. In this case, power, politics and negotiation and the implementing agency are strong considerations, while the policy and external factors play a weaker role. The result was a reconstructed framework that portrayed the implementation process for this site.
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Implementation of adult special education policy in BC : a case study
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University of British Columbia
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1999
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Description |
This is a study of an implementation process, which means it is a study of the
gray area somewhere between policy and program. The policy created in 1983 opened
the door of the college to non-traditional learners. Sweeping changes in the social
discourse of disability supported the development of the 1983 policy. A review of the
literature revealed four factors that were likely to influence the process: the policy, the
implementing agency, external influences and power, politics and negotiation.
The purpose of the study was to compare a framework, established from the
literature, to a framework that evolved from the research. The project concluded that the
four factors were adequate to describe the situation however, the preconceived
framework was inadequate to describe the relationship among the factors for this site.
Data collected from documents and interviews revealed that some factors have a stronger
influence on the process than others. In this case, power, politics and negotiation and the
implementing agency are strong considerations, while the policy and external factors play
a weaker role. The result was a reconstructed framework that portrayed the
implementation process for this site.
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eng
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2009-06-26
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0055468
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University of British Columbia
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1999-11
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Graduate
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.