Protecting the Normal State of Organizations:The Implementation Logic of Education Policies for International Students Studying in Chinese Universities
Improving quality and efficiency is the core concept of the in-depth development of education for international students in China in a new stage of development.Although macro policies could regulate the quality of education for international students,there is a time lag effect.Exploring the logic of policy implementation in universities helps to provide institutional explanations at the organizational level.Taking W University,a"double first-class"university in Beijing as a case,the study conducts semi-structured interviews with 10 teachers and administrative staff who are engaged in education for international students in China.From the perspective of institutional work,the micro process of universities implementing education policies for international students in China is analyzed.It is found that W University regards the policy implementation as a potential risk that affects the normal operation of the organization in terms of organizational value,reputation and practice.Based on the core logic of protecting the normal state of organizations,the corresponding institutional work is manifested as bending institutional rules,marginalized participation of teachers in students enrollment,and completing the work of student training with the help of human relationship logic.Therefore,the policy goal of improving quality and efficiency is transformed into organizational practices that protect normality through institutional work,resulting in deviations between the top-level design of policies and the underlying logic of implementation.
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