Beyond the rhetoric of reform: examining Kuwait's education system through a policy sociology lens

Al Haj Sleiman, Nidal ORCID: 0000-0001-8944-8933 (2025) Beyond the rhetoric of reform: examining Kuwait's education system through a policy sociology lens. Middle East Centre Blog (29 Oct 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The debate over Kuwait’s education policies has been fervent for more than three decades, even before the notion of education reform appeared in the Gulf region. This blog presents insights from an ongoing study examining education policy changes over the last two decades and their impact on school leadership. The analysis uses Stephen Ball’s policy cycle approach, focusing on the context of policy development, content and discourse, and enactment. The notion of policy enactment is studied through the praxis and agency of school leaders in Kuwait.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Middle East Centre
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific
Date Deposited:	14 Nov 2025 14:54
Last Modified:	14 Nov 2025 14:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130205

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