Suryanef Suryanef, Al Rafni
Regional autonomy provides opportunities for local governments to be creative in advancing their regions in various fields, including education. The education policy innovation that is produced depends greatly on the ability to innovate and the willingness to innovate. Hence, this article aims to analyze the capacity models of local government that have the potential to produce educational policy innovations along with the supporting factors for the presence of an innovation in education policy. The research method employed is a qualitative method with data collection instruments namely in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and documentation, including literature studies. The results achieved are an overview of the capacity models of local governments that can produce innovations (novelty) in formulating and implementing education policies. Further, there are various factors identified that support the presence of a policy innovation. © 2019 Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
