Policy and Planning
Difference between Plane and Policies
By
Sumaera Mehmood
1.1 WHAT IS THE POLICY?
Problem solving rules and regulations are called policy According to a dictionary definition, policy is "any course of action followed primarily because it is expedient or advantages in a material sense".
(Evan Sycamnias)
society are continuously changing, and policies being the representation of society’s preferences and ideals, must change with them. It is at this broad level that policy becomes a complex interplay of "social and economic decisions, prevailing ideas, institutions and individuals, technical and analytical procedures, and general theories about the way policy is made"
(Concept by Hawker, Smith and Weller).
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1.2 EDUCATION POLICY
“Education policy refers to the collection of laws or rules that govern the operation of education
systems”Education occurs in many forms for many purposes through many institutions For example
•Early childhood education.
•Kindergarten through 12th grade.
•Two and four Year College or universities.
•Graduate and professional education.
•Adult education.
•And job training.
There for education policy can directly affect the education people engage in at all Ages. Areas subject to debate in education policy; especially from the field schools include.
•School size.
•Class size.
•School choice.
•School privatization.
•Tracking.
•Teacher education and certification.
•Teacher pay.
•Teaching method.
•Curricular content.
•Graduation requirement.
•School infrastructure investment
And values that schools are expected to uphold and model. Education policy analysis is the scholarly study of education policy. It seeks to answer questions about the purpose of education. The objectives (societal and personal) that is designed to attain the methods for attaining them and the tools for measuring their success or
By
Sumaera Mehmood
1.1 WHAT IS THE POLICY?
Problem solving rules and regulations are called policy According to a dictionary definition, policy is "any course of action followed primarily because it is expedient or advantages in a material sense".
(Evan Sycamnias)
society are continuously changing, and policies being the representation of society’s preferences and ideals, must change with them. It is at this broad level that policy becomes a complex interplay of "social and economic decisions, prevailing ideas, institutions and individuals, technical and analytical procedures, and general theories about the way policy is made"
(Concept by Hawker, Smith and Weller).
http://www.uplink.com.au/lawlibrary/Documents/Docs/Doc95.html
1.2 EDUCATION POLICY
“Education policy refers to the collection of laws or rules that govern the operation of education
systems”Education occurs in many forms for many purposes through many institutions For example
•Early childhood education.
•Kindergarten through 12th grade.
•Two and four Year College or universities.
•Graduate and professional education.
•Adult education.
•And job training.
There for education policy can directly affect the education people engage in at all Ages. Areas subject to debate in education policy; especially from the field schools include.
•School size.
•Class size.
•School choice.
•School privatization.
•Tracking.
•Teacher education and certification.
•Teacher pay.
•Teaching method.
•Curricular content.
•Graduation requirement.
•School infrastructure investment
And values that schools are expected to uphold and model. Education policy analysis is the scholarly study of education policy. It seeks to answer questions about the purpose of education. The objectives (societal and personal) that is designed to attain the methods for attaining them and the tools for measuring their success or
References: • "Development Planning" (April 1994) A Country Study: Pakistan. Library of Congress.