Story‐telling and policy making: the construction of university entrance problems in Australia

Gale, T.C. (1994) Story‐telling and policy making: the construction of university entrance problems in Australia. Journal of Education Policy, 9(3), pp. 227-232. (doi: 10.1080/0268093940090303)

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Abstract

This paper is a study of the politics of policy making within the context of Australian university entrance policy. It argues that policy making is more concerned with the social construction of policy problems than with their resolution and that in this respect the problem‐solving image of policy making is flawed. Additionally, the paper explores the ways in which policy problems are constructed and how competing stories are resolved within policy making. The paper concludes that in this case such stories of university entrance were absorbed within the government's agenda for reform through the use of participative processes restricted to the consideration of best solutions rather than particular problems.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Gale, Professor Trevor
Authors: Gale, T.C.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education
Journal Name:Journal of Education Policy
Publisher:Routledge
ISSN:0268-0939
ISSN (Online):1464-5106

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