Analysing Education Policy: Theory and Method

Analysing Education Policy: Theory and Method provides a comprehensive overview of critical education policy research, with chapters from established scholars focusing on text-based approaches, network ethnography, actor-network theory, materiality in policy, institutional ethnography, decolonizing approaches, working with children and young people, and working with education policy elites. It is the first book to map current common and influential approaches to answering these questions, providing important guidance for both new and established researchers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 258 pages
Publication date: 13 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Analysing Education Policy: Theory and Method offers a comprehensive exploration of critical approaches in education policy research. Comprising chapters authored by esteemed scholars from around the world, this book provides an authoritative account of how diverse questions can be approached and addressed.

Part 1 delves into text-based analysis methods, encompassing critical discourse analysis, thinking with Foucault, Indigenist Policy Analysis, media analysis, the examination of promotional texts in education, and the analysis of online networks. Part 2 focuses on network ethnography, actor-network theory, materiality in policy, Institutional Ethnography, decolonizing approaches to curriculum policy, working with children and young people, and engaging with education policy elites. These chapters are complemented by an introduction to each section, as well as an overarching introduction and conclusion chapter written by the editors, synthesizing key themes and ongoing considerations within the field.

Critical education policy analysis manifests in various forms, each employing distinct methodologies to address specific questions and achieve different objectives. This book stands as the first to comprehensively outline prevalent and influential approaches to answering these questions, offering valuable guidance for both novice and experienced researchers.

Weight: 422g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032405018