Layering and institutional change: framework plan revision in Norwegian early childhood education and care
Anne Homme,
Kari Ludvigsen,
Hilde Danielsen
Abstract:Central among a range of reforms and policy measures aimed at enhancing the quality and social cohesion of Norwegian early childhood education and care (ECEC) services is the 2017 Framework Plan for Kindergartens. In this article, we investigate the policy formation process and how framework plan reform has been carried out by public and private stakeholders at different levels. The reform is explored as institutional layering, referring to theoretical contributions that stress the role of incremental developm… Show more
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