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Chiong, Charleen; Lim, Leonel – Journal of Education Policy, 2022
Empirical policy analyses have hitherto largely focused on how formal institutions and agents (such as schools and ministries) formulate and enact policy. Less considered is the role and perspectives of families in mediating education policy. This paper discusses the importance of viewing families as not only policy subjects, but policy actors who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Low Income Students, Family Role, Family Involvement
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Jerrim, John; Choi, Álvaro – Journal of Education Policy, 2014
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Trends in Mathematics and Science Study are two highly respected studies of school pupils' academic achievement. English policy-makers have been disappointed with school children's performance on these tests, particularly in comparison to the strong results of young people from East…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis, Case Studies