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Research Summary: School Leaders Confronting Anti-Democratic Education Policy: Policy Enactment and Resistance in Pakistan
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- Educational Administration Quarterly
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- Aziz Shuaib Ausi
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- 16 September 2026
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Research from the Educational Administration Quarterly highlights how anti-democratic and authoritarian forces impact educational systems in developing countries, specifically citing Pakistan. These forces manifest as centralized control, weak institutional autonomy, and politically influenced school governance, posing challenges to school leaders. The study aims to investigate how these policies are enacted and resisted.
Why it matters
This research is strategically important because it sheds light on the systemic challenges faced by educational institutions under anti-democratic governance structures. Understanding the mechanisms of policy enactment and resistance is crucial for developing resilient educational frameworks and promoting institutional independence in vulnerable contexts.
Key insights
- Anti-democratic and authoritarian forces are prevalent in the educational systems of many developing countries, including Pakistan.
- Key manifestations include centralized control over educational institutions.
- Weak institutional autonomy is a significant characteristic of these systems.
- Politically influenced school governance is a recurring issue.
- The research focuses on the processes of policy enactment and resistance by school leaders in these contexts.
Source
Educational Administration Quarterly — https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0013161X261488473?ai=2b4&mi=ehikzz&af=R
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