Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage

Volume: 2 Number: 1 May 1, 2013
  • Filiz Keser Aschenberger
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Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage

Abstract

Policy formation process can be identified as a drama performed on a stage that is shaped and formed by the interactions of numerous determinants such as setting, scenery, scenario and actors. The principal actors in this drama who are involved in the policy making are crucial to understand the process. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate those key actors and their relative influence on the formulation process of educational policies in Turkey through the perceptions of key actors in policy making process and other interest groups in education. A qualitative case study design was employed which analyzed the policy initiative “Career Ladders for Teachers” (CLT) [Öğretmenlik Kariyer Basamakları]. This study focused specifically on the agenda setting and policy formation phases of the policy cycle of CLT. Two main sources of data were utilized in the study: interviews with key actors in policy making process and documents and text produced throughout or after the process. Data analysis revealed that number and the variety of policy actors involved in the design process were limited. The whole process was controlled by only the governmental actors; MoNE units and Ministry of Finance and political and bureaucratic elites from these institutions. Furthermore almost none of the stakeholders, teachers, administrators, NGOs, were included

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May 1, 2013

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Year 2013 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Aschenberger, F. K. (2013). Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage. Eğitimde Politika Analizi, 2(1), 19-43. https://izlik.org/JA39YK49TC
AMA
1.Aschenberger FK. Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage. Eğitimde Politika Analizi. 2013;2(1):19-43. https://izlik.org/JA39YK49TC
Chicago
Aschenberger, Filiz Keser. 2013. “Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage”. Eğitimde Politika Analizi 2 (1): 19-43. https://izlik.org/JA39YK49TC.
EndNote
Aschenberger FK (May 1, 2013) Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage. Eğitimde Politika Analizi 2 1 19–43.
IEEE
[1]F. K. Aschenberger, “Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage”, Eğitimde Politika Analizi, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 19–43, May 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA39YK49TC
ISNAD
Aschenberger, Filiz Keser. “Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage”. Eğitimde Politika Analizi 2/1 (May 1, 2013): 19-43. https://izlik.org/JA39YK49TC.
JAMA
1.Aschenberger FK. Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage. Eğitimde Politika Analizi. 2013;2:19–43.
MLA
Aschenberger, Filiz Keser. “Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage”. Eğitimde Politika Analizi, vol. 2, no. 1, May 2013, pp. 19-43, https://izlik.org/JA39YK49TC.
Vancouver
1.Filiz Keser Aschenberger. Dramatis Personae of a Policy Initiative in Turkey: Actors on the Stage. Eğitimde Politika Analizi [Internet]. 2013 May 1;2(1):19-43. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA39YK49TC