<p>The research explores policy coherence regarding the itinerary planning of annual school fieldtrips in Israel’s state education system. It explores the policy guidelines regarding itinerary planning, the considerations that are emphasized, and the policy’s dissemination process. The research also considers the perception of the policy’s coherence by policymakers, principals, and teachers. A qualitative thematic analysis was used to analyze the data: policy documents and transcriptions of 12 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with school principals, teachers, and senior policymakers in the Ministry of Education. Geographic information systems analysis (GIS) was used to spatially analyze information presented on two online media channels used for planning fieldtrip itineraries. The findings reveal that all stakeholders view policy related to safety and security as coherent, while policy regarding pedagogical issues is perceived as incoherent. The research suggests that improving media channels, including online media, could contribute to policy coherence by improving the process of itinerary planning. Increasing access to policy documents is thought to increase the acceptance, adoption, and adaptation of these generally laid guidelines by the field through the formation of shared local meanings of these guidelines.</p>

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Policy coherence and annual school field trips in Israel

  • Maya Mazor Tregerman

摘要

The research explores policy coherence regarding the itinerary planning of annual school fieldtrips in Israel’s state education system. It explores the policy guidelines regarding itinerary planning, the considerations that are emphasized, and the policy’s dissemination process. The research also considers the perception of the policy’s coherence by policymakers, principals, and teachers. A qualitative thematic analysis was used to analyze the data: policy documents and transcriptions of 12 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with school principals, teachers, and senior policymakers in the Ministry of Education. Geographic information systems analysis (GIS) was used to spatially analyze information presented on two online media channels used for planning fieldtrip itineraries. The findings reveal that all stakeholders view policy related to safety and security as coherent, while policy regarding pedagogical issues is perceived as incoherent. The research suggests that improving media channels, including online media, could contribute to policy coherence by improving the process of itinerary planning. Increasing access to policy documents is thought to increase the acceptance, adoption, and adaptation of these generally laid guidelines by the field through the formation of shared local meanings of these guidelines.