Deviations from China's School Football Policies during the Implementation Process: Signs,Causes, and Countermeasures |
| |
| Authors: | Chengwei Yang |
| |
| Institution: | Physical Education Department, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China |
| |
| Abstract: | AbstractAs China has issued a range of policies to elevate football development to a national strategy, school football has been gaining the attention of the public and scholars. This study reviews the implementation of school football policies for the purpose of facilitating development of school football. By combining methodologies such as a literature review, interview survey, and questionnaires with theories of public policy implementation, an analysis framework was set up under which deviations from the school football policies during the implementation process were analyzed comprehensively. It was found that symbolic, selective, and additional implementation and collusions are common when the policies are implemented. Action is needed to strengthen policy promotion and precisely define the goals. Improved mechanisms are needed to manage the policy implementers, differentiating functions of school football. More resources are needed to facilitate policy implementation, which should be allocated in a reasonable manner. Enhanced supervision and appraisal of school football policies is needed, and accountability for their implementation must be clarified. |
| |
| Keywords: | School football public policy implementation counter-measures China |
|
|
