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As the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so the worth of policy is demonstrated in its implementation. One great challenge in policy implementation is to achieve congruency between the values ensconced in the policy and the effects of policy implementation. Another challenge in policy implementation is to achieve consistency and harmony in actions and strategies within and across all systems and departments concerned, including systems and departments where other legislation, such as the Bill of Rights in the South African Constitution, is also operant. Policy implementation is systemic by its very nature.
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Bouwer, C., Du Plessis, AB. (2003). Legal Aspects Concerning the Accommodation of Learners with Special Educational Needs in the Systemic Evaluation Programme of the South African Department of Education. In: De Groof, J., Lauwers, G. (eds) Special Education. Yearbook of the European Association for Education Law and Policy, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3050-1_8
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