Lifecycle of Reform in Education from the Circumstances of

Reform policies and plans have become a recurrent theme in the educational systems of many countries. In this lecture, Maria Ben-Peretz presents several frameworks that provide possible explanations for this phenomenon; discussing major social, economic and political issues that lead to reform agenda. The lecture analyzes the nature of different stakeholders in the reform process and their impact on the initiation and implementation of reforms. Ben-Peretz uses the metaphor of lifecycle to describe the decline of many reform ventures, based on the notion of changing power relations among the various participants in the system. Several examples of reform movements demonstrate the complexities of reform development.Ben-Peretz, Miriam is the author of 'Lifecycle of Reform in Education from the Circumstances of', published 2008 under ISBN 9780854737895 and ISBN 0854737898.