חן טוקר

The increasing involvement of third sector organizations in the public education system is a global phenomenon. In recent decades, such organizations have become a major source of social influence in developed as well as in developing countries. This study designed to comparatively characterize and conceptualize the media discourse on the NGOs-schools interactions in public education in two countries in order to reveal the dynamics and rhythm of the press coverage.  This study focuses on two countries- Israel and the UK, to illustrate the ways in which school-NGO interactions are presented and framed. The aim of the study is to identify the framing used in different educational context, and develop a novel research framework for studying school-NGO interactions from the perspective of education policy