Research and Development of Educational Policies

Pre-requisites: There are no requirements.

Course objectives: Understanding the determinants and tendency of the educational policies development.

Course description: Theoretical and practical course: - Public policies: context, meaning, actors, instruments, relationships; - Determinants and legitimacy of the development of educational policies; - Variety of approaches in the study of educational policies and adult education systems (historical, comparative, holistic, empirical, economic, systemic, management approach ...) - Mission of the adult education system in the concept of lifelong education and learning; - Systemic problems of adult education - the role and contribution of education policy in their solving; - Managing changes / reforms of the adult education system; - Standardization, accreditation and licensing processes as structural elements of educational policies and as factors for the improvement of adult education. - The relationship between the research of education and the formulation of educational policies.

Learning Outcomes: - Understands the importance of the environment for the development of education policies; - Research adult education policies; - Defines the mission and strategic goals of adult education; - Participates in the creation of systemic solutions to the problem of adult education; - Improves education policy.

Literature/Reading:

• Alibabić,Š., Ćamilović,D., Ovesni,K., (2010) Development of students self-educational competence in higher education, Educational Journal „Didactica Slovenica“, No.2, Novo Mesto, Slovenija, pp. 150-170
• Alibabić,Š., Miljković,J., (2008) Further Education in Serbia, In : „Further Education in the Balkan Conntries“, (Ed: O.Demirel, A.M.Sunbul), BASOPED and Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey, 2008. pp. 15-31 (uvodno izlaganje po pozivu na međunarodnoj konferenciji).
• Alibabić, Š., (2010) Univerzitetski profesor – naučnik i/ili nastavnik, Andragoške studije, br.2, IPA Filozofskog fakulteta, Beograd, str.79-100
• Alibabić, Š., Avdagić, E. (2012) Razvojni elementi u strategijama obrazovanja odraslih, Pedagogija, br.1, Beograd, str. 5-20
• Ball, S. (2006) Education Policy and Social Class. The selected works of Stephen J. Ball. New York: Routledge.
• Ball, S.J. (2008) The Education Debate. Bristol: Policy Press.
• Bell, L., Stevenson, H. (2006) Education Policy Process, Themes and Impact. London: Routledge.
• Grdešić, I. (2006) Osnove analize javnih politika: policy-analiza. Zagreb: Fakultet političkih znanosti.
• Bok, D., (2005), Univerzitet na tržištu, Clio, Beograd
• Pastuović, N., (1999), Edukologija, Znamen, Zagreb
• Savićević, D., (2000), Put ka društvu učenja, IPA, Beograd
• Medel- Anonuevo, M.,(2003), Lifelong Learning Discourses in Europe, UIE, Hamburg
• Zajda, J. (2002) Education Policy: Changing Paradigms and Issues. International Review of Education 48 (1-2): 67-91.
• Žiljak, T. (2007) Europski okvir za nacionalne obrazovne politike. Anali Hrvatskog politološkog društva 3(1): 261 – 28.
• Grupa autora, (2007) Istraživanje obrazovanja i formulisanje obrazovnih politika, Priredio Z. Grac, Centar za obrazovne politike i Alternativna akademska obrazovna mreža, Beograd
• Reider, R.,(2000), Benchmarking Strategies, John Wiley and Sons, New York