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Following performative imaginations : Social enterprises, policy networks, and reforming primary education in Bangladesh
Adhikary, Rino Wiseman Lingard, Bob
Adhikary, Rino Wiseman
Lingard, Bob
Abstract
Drawing upon research in Bangladesh, we highlight the role of “imagination” in the way policy networks pursued social entrepreneurial reforms within primary education and NGO sectors. Applying a cultural globalisation lens to network ethnography as method, we found such pre-emptive “imaginations” to be performative insofar as key network actors mentally constructed locally governable worlds of policy as a part of their day-to-day work. These actors worked in and after their imaginations by mentally scripting policy problems and reform solutions in terms of imagined governable communities, reform aspirations, and dedicated discourses. Exemplifying and institutionalising reforms even partially, these actors mentally navigated webs of actions, practices, logics, relationships, resources, and other actors. Analysing interview data and documents we investigated three policy networks.
Keywords
education policy network, performative imagination, network ethnography, social enterprise, primary education and non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh
Date
2022
Type
Journal article
Journal
International Journal of Educational Research
Book
Volume
116
Issue
Page Range
1-11
Article Number
Article 102086
ACU Department
Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE)
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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