Project based policy transfer: The case of EU projects implemented by the Ministry of National Education

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2013

Öğrenci: DİLEK SELEK MEYDANLI

Danışman: MUSTAFA KEMAL BAYIRBAĞ

Özet:

The thesis discusses the influence of the European Union financial assistance on the policy-making process of the Ministry of National Education. The influence of the European Union financial assistance is analysed within the scope of the policy transfer and policy learning discourses. The search for impact analysis is done through document search and interviews. The cases chosen as sample are; Support to Basic Education Project and Strengthening Vocational Education Project. The reason for choosing these two cases is that they are among the first Grant projects of Ministry of National Education and aim to improve two important and problematic policy of the education system; basic education and vocational education. The factors affecting the success and constrain of the policy transfer during the implementation of the two sample projects are analyzed based on the documentation research and interviews; actors, the bureaucratic complexity and the structure of the institution are observed to be more influential on policy change. The study is concluded by saying; the impact of the European Union financial assistance on the policy making process of Ministry of National Education is limited due to the inert structure of the Ministry, the attitude of the actors and resistance for change.