| ID | 079478 |
| Title Proper | Between a rock and a hard place |
| Other Title Information | Understanding the Balance Between Access and Efficiency in South African Higher Education |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Nkomo, Mokubung ; Akoojee, Salim ; Motlhanke, Simon |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | We argue a case for a `revisioning' of the education policy-implementation nexus in the South African higher education sector. It is proposed that the well-meaning idealism expressed in policy pronouncements is necessarily subject to a host of mediations, national and international, which have a mutative effect on the original intent. This understanding of policy, as `policy pragmatism', is used to understand the discourse in current South African higher education, which although very `efficiency' driven, retains considerable access elements. The article describes how the initial policy intention of `unfettered' access transmutes to a pragmatic, cautious and guided right of entry. Thus, while initial policy propositions are contained in policy, they are not as overtly discernible as would be anticipated |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 42, No.5; Oct 2007: p399-414 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 42, No.5; Oct 2007: p399-414 |
| Key Words | Access ; Efficiency ; Policy Idealism ; Policy Implementation ; Policy inPpractice ; Policy Pragmatism |