STATE POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

Authors

  • Bacho Bitari Khuroshvili University of Wroclaw

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36690/2674-5216-2023-1-4

Keywords:

education policy, education administration, general education system, policy design, policy implementation, education problems, education law

Abstract

Issues of state policy and administration of general education nowadays are becoming quite relevant, both for political-administrative science and political agenda. Academic rhetoric and existing research provide important messages that prevent the seemingly "liberal-democratic" Georgian educational system from functioning effectively and efficiently. The purpose of the research is to study, identify and analyze the problems and challenges related to the education policy and administration in the general education system of Georgia. The objectives of the research are the study of the design of the state policy of general education of Georgia, and the analysis and evaluation of the policy of administration and implementation. Qualitative and quantitative methods of social science research are used in the research. The analysis of documents and the interpretation of quantitative data made the reality of the Georgian general education system more visible, and the expert interviews showed us additional problems that could not be obtained as quantitative data. The research reveals that the institutional design of the general education system of Georgia is full of ambitious values and goals, the implementation and administration process of which is actually unattainable, which causes its facade. The results of the study indicate that the legal and unequal status of students, problems related to minorities, religion, and discrimination, challenges linked to the safety of students and their bio-psycho-social development, low learning results, the outflow of students from the general education system, teachers' competencies and professional Ethical issues whose review, evaluation, analysis, and data interpretation are the main findings of this article.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Bacho Bitari Khuroshvili, University of Wroclaw

Independent Researcher, Master's student of University of Wroclaw, Poland

References

Akiba, M. (2002). Student Victimization: National and School System Effects on School Violence in 37 Nations. American Educational Research Journal. 39(4): 829-853

Henry, M., Lingard, B., Rizvi, F., & Taylor, S. (2013). Educational policy and the politics of change. Routledge.

Hornet, J. (2019). Democratization through education? Theory and practice of the Czech post-revolution education system and its reforms.

IDFI (2021). Overview of the education sector in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

IDFI (2022). Education Sector Review, Identifying Challenges of Ethnic Minorities and Socially Vulnerable Groups.

Index Mundi (2022). GINI index (World Bank estimate) - Country Ranking

Kharaishvili, E., & Lobzhanidze, N. (2022). Youth Attitudes towards Distance Learning: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Education-Case of Georgia.

Khuroshvili, B.B., & Khutsurauli, B., (2021). Youth policy design and implementation in Georgia, Ganatleba, 1.

Khuroshvili, B.B. (2020). Students rights and state policy in terms of the general educational system of Georgia, Student Journal Of Social Sciences, Tbilisi State University.

Mason, M. (2009). Making educational development and change sustainable: Insights from complexity theory. International Journal of Educational Development, 29(2), 117–123

Momtselidze, G. (2020). General Education Policy in Minority Schools in Georgia. Acta Educationis Generalis, 10(3), 165-174.

Paresashvili, N. Okruashvili, N., & Nikvashvili, M. (2021). Challenges Of The Education System In The Process Of Human Capital Formation In Georgia. In INTED2021 Proceedings (pp. 9863-9869). IATED.

Schütz, G., Ursprung, H. W., &Wößmann, L. (2008). Education Policy and Equality of Opportunity. Kyklos, 61(2), 279–308.

Smith, D. (2003). Five principles for research ethics. Monitor on Psychology, 34(1). http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan03/principles

Tabatadze, S. (2015). Textbooks for minority schools of Georgia; Problems and challenges. International Journal of Multilingual Education, 3(1), 1-12.

Tabatadze, S. (2022). Policy Change and Transfer: The Case of NAEC of Georgia. environment and society, 5(5).

Tabatadze, S., Dundua, S., & Chkuaseli, K. (2022). Liberal-democratic values and secondary school: The case of Georgia. Journal of Eurasian Studies, 18793665221134305

Tchintcharauli, T., & Javakhishvili, N. (2017). Inclusive education in Georgia: current trends and challenges. British Journal of Special Education, 44(4), 465-483.

World Bank In; Fred Economic Data (2022) , Gini index for Georgia

სეკულარიზმის კრიზისი და ლოიალობა დომინანტი ჯგუფის მიმართ, სახელმწიფოს როლი 2012-2013 წლებში საქართველოში გამოვლენილი რელიგიური კონფლიქტების მოგვარებაში, (2013). ადამიანის უფლებების სწავლებისა და მონიტორინგის ცენტრი, თბილისი, გვ. 24

ევროპული კომისია რასიზმისა და შეუწყნარებლობის წინააღმდეგ, მოხსენება საქართველოს შესახებ, (მონიტორინგის მეოთხე ციკლი), მიღებულია 2010 წლის 28 აპრილს, გვ.28. პარ. 41; http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/ecri/Country-by- country/Georgia/ GEO-CbC-IV-2010-017-GEO.pdf

საქართველოს კანონი ზოგადი განათლების შესახებ, საქართველოს პარლამენტი (04, 08, 2005)

DataLab რესურსები: საბაზო საფეხურის კურსდამთავრებულთა რაოდენობა, რომელთაც დასრულებიდან ერთი წლის განმავლობაში შეწყვიტეს სკოლაში სწავლა: 2015-2019; უსაფრთხოების სტატისტიკა საჯარო სკოლებში 2015-2018.

Downloads

Published

2023-03-30

How to Cite

Khuroshvili, B. B. (2023). STATE POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION SYSTEM OF GEORGIA. Public Administration and Law Review, (1), 4–11. https://doi.org/10.36690/2674-5216-2023-1-4

Issue

Section

CHAPTER 1. MODERN TRENDS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION