EDUCATION POLICY

International Education Policy of Australia

International Education Policy of Australia

Introduction

Policy making is the process in which the governments and the jurisdictions of nations translate their political and economical vision in the programs to get the desired outcome. These desired outcomes basically are referred to the desired change in the world. The policy making process in any nation is influenced by the various social and economic factors and the media play a very essential role in shaping the social context of the policies.

The world and work of policy makers is becoming more complicated and unpredictable. The world today has become more interconnected and i9nter dependant and various social and political issues have forced the [policy makers to change their policy and the process. Due to globalization, issues change from domestic and they become international and wide diversity of interest needs to be tackled immediately by the policy makers. In parallel with these factors, many external factors are also forcing the government and the policy makers to adopt new ways and methods that can work across the organization and which will help bringing change in the real world (Argyrous, 2009, pp. 165).

The case study is about the policy related to the education sector of Australia. The case study focuses on the international students who visit Australia and stay here to get the best education. The paper will focus on the policy making process in the education sector of Australia. The policy making process is influenced by various external factors and the paper will also highlight the factors that had an impact on the education policy of Australia. The paper has also laid down certain recommendations that will be helpful for the Australian government in creating Australia one of the best global education destinations (Bell & Hindmoor, 2009, pp. 219).

The case study has explained the situation of the international education in Australia. The paper will also highlight the use and benefit of the international student strategy of Australia. The case study has explained that there are several factors that influence the policy making process in a nation. In the given case study, there were many external forces that had an impact on the international education sector of Australia. The major factors that led to the development of the change in education policy of Australia were the incidents of racism and violent attacks on the international students of Australia. Studies have been revealed that many international students have been victim to racism and violent attacks. Another factor that led to the development of the change in international education policy was the coverage made by the media. Media covered all the incidents and they were telecasted on various international news channels. These factors forced the policy makers of Australia to revise the international education policy (Considine, 2005, pp. 55).

The case study also shows that the policy makers in Australia use the evidence based policy in order to devise new policies for their betterment. They utilize the evidences regarding the industry and then make changes in their ...