Cross-cultural transfers of policies, programs, and technologies are intended to replicate the successful implementation experienced in the originating context. Replication of success, however, is neither guaranteed nor has it been reliably demonstrated when such transfers have been attempted from developed to developing contexts. This study offers a strategy for assessing the feasibility of cross-cultural transfer of innovations. / Specifically, the policy of self-regulation of professional practices for teachers has proven to be very effective as implemented in Florida. A transfer of this policy from Florida to Jamaica is proposed as one means of enhancing the professionalism of Jamaican teachers. To determine the feasibility of transferring this policy from Florida to the Jamaican education system, four factors were selected as indicators that transfer could be successfully implemented: (1) the degree to which the policy would fit within the existing network of policies in the recipient context; (2) demonstrated evidence of a need for the policy; (3) the array of support for or opposition to the policy; and (4) the degree to which the basic assumptions of the policy would be compatible with cultural values of the recipient context. / Results of the study indicate that: (1) the policy of self-regulation would fit with minimal disruption within the existing network of educational policies; (2) there is evidence of deficiencies in the current system that suggests a need for the policy; (3) there is support for the policy among the interest groups who demonstrate power in the policy process; and (4) while the assumption that standards of conduct for teachers should be enforced is highly compatible with cultural values of Jamaican society, successful transfer of a policy of self-regulation would require accommodation to Jamaican cultural ambivalence toward the notion of independence. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-03, Section: A, page: 0743. / Major Professor: Clyde Maurice. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76621 |
| Contributors | Wilde, Karen B., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 307 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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