Belling the Cat: Exploring Alignment Between the Church and State in Belize’s Education System
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| author | Robin Schaffer |
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| contents | Belling the Cat: Exploring Alignment Between the Church and State in Belize’s Education System Robin Schaffer Sociología State Belize Church Educational policy qualitative analysis This paper explores whether the relationship between church-state actors contributes to or constrains educational quality. It posed the following research question: Is there alignment between the church and the state in the envisioning and delivery of education in Belize? Technical documents, non-technical documents, and key stakeholder interviews were qualitatively analysed and triangulated. The study found that, while alignment exists in overarching goals and historical appreciation of the partnership, there are also misalignments in overlapping roles, conflicting philosophies, dissonance between actions and stated commitment to the partnership, and the manifestation of accountability in education. Given that the government’s approximately 23% investment in education is juxtaposed with documented low returns, this paper can contribute to understanding some underlying challenges that potentially undermine that investment. 2020 artículo científico 0377-7316 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=15264516007 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/15264516007.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/movil https://doi.org/10.15517/AECA.V46I0.42201 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=152 Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos (Costa Rica) Vol.46 |
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| spellingShingle | Belling the Cat: Exploring Alignment Between the Church and State in Belize’s Education System Robin Schaffer Sociología State Belize Church Educational policy qualitative analysis Belling the Cat: Exploring Alignment Between the Church and State in Belize’s Education System Robin Schaffer Sociología State Belize Church Educational policy qualitative analysis This paper explores whether the relationship between church-state actors contributes to or constrains educational quality. It posed the following research question: Is there alignment between the church and the state in the envisioning and delivery of education in Belize? Technical documents, non-technical documents, and key stakeholder interviews were qualitatively analysed and triangulated. The study found that, while alignment exists in overarching goals and historical appreciation of the partnership, there are also misalignments in overlapping roles, conflicting philosophies, dissonance between actions and stated commitment to the partnership, and the manifestation of accountability in education. Given that the government’s approximately 23% investment in education is juxtaposed with documented low returns, this paper can contribute to understanding some underlying challenges that potentially undermine that investment. 2020 artículo científico 0377-7316 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=15264516007 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/15264516007.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/movil https://doi.org/10.15517/AECA.V46I0.42201 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=152 Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos (Costa Rica) Vol.46 |
| title | Belling the Cat: Exploring Alignment Between the Church and State in Belize’s Education System |
| topic | Sociología State Belize Church Educational policy qualitative analysis |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=15264516007 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/15264516007.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/152/15264516007/movil https://doi.org/10.15517/AECA.V46I0.42201 |