School-NGO interaction: case studies of Israel and Germany
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
ISSN: 0144-333X
Article publication date: 11 July 2016
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the interaction between schools and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Israeli and German education systems from the perspective of the stakeholders involved: school principals, the NGOs’ leadership, and regulatory authorities in each country.
Design/methodology/approach
The study documents the process by which the interactions between schools and NGOs emerge, the motivations of each of the involved stakeholders, how stakeholders perceive the interaction and the power relations between the involved stakeholders. The study was conducted using the qualitative “grounded theory” methodology, which the authors applied to develop a concept that is anchored in data collected through the research and systematically analyzed.
Findings
Using case studies, the authors examine how the relationships between the formal education system and the external entity are formed, reveal the motivations and strategies of the stakeholders involved in the interaction, and investigate the partnerships’ development process in the two different educational systems studied. Findings from the study leading to the conclusion that school-NGO interaction is based on entrepreneurial activities on the part of the school principals and the NGOs, which is gradually becoming institutionalized.
Originality/value
Through this study, the authors have developed a new empirical based theory on the interaction between schools and NGOs as entrepreneurial activity.
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Citation
Sagie, N., Yemini, M. and Bauer, U. (2016), "School-NGO interaction: case studies of Israel and Germany", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 36 No. 7/8, pp. 469-490. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-11-2015-0123
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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