Multi-Level Education Governance: The Current State of Knowledge

The application of multilevel governance (MLG) concept in studying various socially important issues is diverse, ranging from topics of environmental sustainability (e.g., Saito-Jensen, 2015) to immigrant integration (Zapata-Barrero et al., 2017), and more. The current presentation will focus on the application of MLG concept in education research due to the proliferation of studies using MLG framework (e. g., Chou et al., 2017).

This presentation will report the results of a systematic review of literature applying PRISMA framework (Page et al., 2021) addressing the following questions. What are the topics in education that are studied applying MLG framework by the level of education (basic, secondary, and tertiary), type of education (academic, professional), geography of research (countries in Global North, Global South)? What methodologies are applied in education research using MLG framework (quantitative, qualitative, mixed), including the sample size, sampling approach, data analysis techniques? What results these studies report?

This presentation will contribute information on the state-of-the-art research that applies MLG framework in higher education studies in the broader context of educational research. It will enable a discussion on which issues in higher education governance are addressed through the MLG framework and which are overlooked.

References

Chou, M. H., Jungblut, J., Ravinet, P., & Vukasovic, M. (2017). Higher education governance and policy: an introduction to multi-issue, multi-level and multi-actor dynamics. Policy and Society, 36(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/14494035.2017.1287999

Page, M.J., McKenzie, J.E., Bossuyt, P.M. et al. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. Syst Rev 10(89). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01626-4

Saito-Jensen, M. (2015). Theories and methods for the study of multilevel environmental governance. Guideline. CIFOR.

Zapata-Barrero, R., Caponio, T., & Scholten, P. (2017). Theorizing the ‘local turn’ in a multi-level governance framework of analysis: a case study in immigrant policies. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 83(2), 241-246. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020852316688426