Diffusion of the National Qualifications Framework and outcomes-based education in southern and eastern Africa

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Abstract

This article explores policy and curriculum diffusion in southern and eastern Africa through an examination of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and outcomes-based education. The article argues that the NQF was adopted for different reasons in different contexts, but that discourse coalitions and conferences have been critical in spreading these ideas in a new regional political and economic context. It shows how South Africans have tried to export the idea at the very moment when evidence is revealing little relationship between policy intention and outcome, it is contested at home, and there is a retreat from it in some sectors of education.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)295-309
Number of pages15
JournalComparative Education
Volume43
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2007
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education

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