Illuminative evaluation as a method applied to Australian Government policy borrowing and implementation in higher education
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Article Title | Illuminative evaluation as a method applied to Australian Government policy borrowing and implementation in higher education |
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ERA Journal ID | 39946 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Alderman, Lyn |
Journal Title | Evaluation Journal of Australasia |
Journal Citation | 15 (1), pp. 4-14 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1035-719X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X1501500102 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1035719X1501500102 |
Abstract | Any government deciding to invoke widespread change in its higher education sector through implementation of new policies impacts on every institution and all staff and students, often in both the time taken up and the heightened emotions caused. The central phenomenon that this study addresses is the process and consequences of policy changes in higher education in Australia. The aim of this article is to record the research design through the perspective (evaluation research), theoretical framework (program evaluation) and methods (content analysis, descriptive statistical analysis and bibliometric analysis) applied to the investigation of the 2003 federal government higher education reform package. This approach allows both the intended and unintended consequences arising from the policy implementation of three national initiatives focused on learning and teaching in higher education in Australia to surface. As a result, this program evaluation, also known in some disciplines as policy implementation analysis, will demonstrate the applicability of illuminative evaluation as a methodology and reinforce how program evaluation will assist and advise future government reform and policy implementation, and will serve as a legacy for future evaluative research.Any government deciding to invoke widespread change in its higher education sector through implementation of new policies impacts on every institution and all staff and students, often in both the time taken up and the heightened emotions caused. The central phenomenon that this study addresses is the process and consequences of policy changes in higher education in Australia. The aim of this article is to record the research design through the perspective (evaluation research), theoretical framework (program evaluation) and methods (content analysis, descriptive statistical analysis and bibliometric analysis) applied to the investigation of the 2003 federal government higher education reform package. This approach allows both the intended and unintended consequences arising from the policy implementation of three national initiatives focused on learning and teaching in higher education in Australia to surface. As a result, this program evaluation, also known in some disciplines as policy implementation analysis, will demonstrate the applicability of illuminative evaluation as a methodology and reinforce how program evaluation will assist and advise future government reform and policy implementation, and will serve as a legacy for future evaluative research. |
Keywords | higher education; evaluation; policy implementation analysis |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390201. Education policy |
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Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q699y/illuminative-evaluation-as-a-method-applied-to-australian-government-policy-borrowing-and-implementation-in-higher-education
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