Democratizing Public Governance in Developing Nations: With Special Reference to Africa by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780367141929
Google: Yn_twwEACAAJ
Goodreads: 44907373
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

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Documentary evidence

This study is based on documentary evidence. Documentary evidence (such as the South African Constitution of 1996, and relevant journals and articles) was used by the researchers owing to the nature of the study which traces the pull- and-push factors of the change process and its management practices. Documentary evidence is crucial in understanding the factors which trigger and also stifle the change process and people’s behavior. Sometimes the complexities and contradictions in citizen participation are usually obscured by the language of official government documents, policy formulation practices which tend to disregard the messiness of real life, common use of the word “participation” and the process itself.

Change in governance can be triggered by critical program reports on organizational performance and citizens’ behavior. For example, urgency of change can be conveyed by citing the future needs of students or other stakeholders, appealing to students’ best interests, or uncovering and tackling the perceived inadequacies of the current educational programs. Through official documents (e.g., policy documents, minutes from meetings, annual reports, and dossiers) researchers gain access to official perspectives and get to change initiators’ perspectives (Biklen 1992).

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