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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 327 435 SO 030 303 AUTHOR Craig, John TITLE Comparative African Experiences in Implementing Educational Policies. World Bank Discussion Papers No. 83. Africa-Technical Department Series. INSTITUTION World Bank, Washington, D. C. REPORT NO ISBN-0-8213-1578-1; ISSN-0259-210X PUB DATE 90 NOTE 104p.; For related documents, see SO 030 302-310. AVAILABLE FROMWorld Bank Publications Sales Unit, Department F, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433. PUB TYPE Reports - Research/Technical (143) EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Area Studies; Case Studies; *Comparative Education; Developing Nations; Educational Development; *Educational P,:licy; Zducational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; International Programs; *Literature Reviews IDENTIFIERS *Africa; *Afrit-a (Sub Sahara) ABSTRACT . This paper reviews the scholarly literature concerned, directly or indirectly, with the implementation of educational policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. The first part considers the reasons both for the past neglect of implementation issues and for the current interest in the subject. It also introduces some conceptual issues relevant o the analysis of implementation questions, drawing heavily on the literature that focuses on policy processes in Western countries. The second part offers general observations concerning the literature on the implementation of educational policiet in Africa, and characterizes this literature with respect to the policies considered, the countries studied, and other variables. The third part outlines the major conceptual frameworks that have been developed for the analysis of implementation issues. It then considers the matter of causation as this is addressed, explicitly or implicitly, in the literature on educational policy implementation in Africa. Six major sets of variables are identified, and the arguments that have been advanced with respect to the explanatory significance of each set are summarized. The paper ccncludes with some comments on the deficiencies of literature reviewed and with a call for research that is better informed by the often more sophisticated work of nose who have studied implementation issues in other policy domains and in other parts of the world. The appendices follow the text. The first lists the journals surveyed systematically for purposes of this paper, and the second is a bibliography. 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Comparative African Experiences in Implementing Educational Policies World Bank Discussion Papers Affica Technical Department Series Studies on Implementation of African Educational Policies No. 82 Why Educational Policies Can Fail: An Overview of Selected Afican Experiences No. 83 Comparative African Experiences in Impkmenting Educational Policies No. 84 Implementing Educational Podcies in Ethiopia No. 85 Implementing Educational Policies in Kenya No. 86 Implementing Educational Policies in Tanzania No. 87 Implementing Educational Policies in Lesotho No. 88 Implementing Educational Policies in Swaziland No. 89 Implementing Educational Policies in Uganda No. 90 Implementing Educational Policies in Zambia No. 91 Implementing Educational Policies in Zimbabwe The set of studies on implementation of African educational policieswas edited by Mr. George Psacharopoulos. Mr. Psacharopoulos wishes to acknowledge the help of Professor G. Eshiwani, who beyond being the author of the case study on Kenya (see No. 85) has coordinated the production of the other case studies in the region. World Bank Discussion Papers Africa Technical Department S:zies Comparative African Experiences in Implementing Educational Policies John- Craig The World Bank Washington, D.C. 6 Copyright 0 1990 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/THE WORLD BANK 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A. All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printin3 July 1990 Discussion Papers present results of country analysis or research that is circulated to encourage discussion and comment within the developmcnt community. To present these results oath the least possible delay, the typescript of this paper has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formal printed texts, and the World Bank accepts no responsibility for errors. 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