Addressing Wicked Educational Problems through Inter-Sectoral Policy Development: Lessons from Manitoba's Healthy Child Initiative

Authors

  • Jean-Vianney Auclair University of Manitoba graduate

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2019v14n6a859

Keywords:

Wicked problems, Policy networks, Horizontal policymaking

Abstract

In 2000, the Government of Manitoba initiated an inter-sectoral policy
strategy referred to as Healthy Child Manitoba. This article reports on a research
project that studied the success and challenges of this horizontal policy strategy. The
research suggests that while this policy approach—which places education within
the broader context of a healthy child—warrants attention, the day-to-day operationalization of the policy strategy remains difficult. Using a horizontal approach to improve educational outcomes by breaking down the silo effect of traditional government departments appears to be important, but working effectively across sectors requires overcoming a number of barriers, including the need for the horizontal approach to co-exist within a well-delineated vertical governmental machinery.

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Published

2019-02-07

How to Cite

Auclair, J.-V. (2019). Addressing Wicked Educational Problems through Inter-Sectoral Policy Development: Lessons from Manitoba’s Healthy Child Initiative. International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 14(6). https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2019v14n6a859

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