Discursive perspectives on education policy and implementation

"This edited volume demonstrates some of the potential contributions of discourse analytic approaches to the study of education policy and its implementation within particular policy contexts. Contributing authors provide a range of perspectives, examining education policy using both micro-analytic traditions and more macro-analytic traditions. With examples of research focused on various stages of the policy process from agenda-setting and policy-making to implementation and media representations, this volume will appeal to scholars engaged in research at the intersection of education policy and discourse analysis, and to students with specific interests in education policy and qualitative research methods."--Provided by publisher Preface 5 Acknowledgments 9 Contents 10 List of Figure 12 List of Tables 13 Chapter 1: An Introduction to Discursive Perspectives on Education Policy and Implementation 14 Introduction 14 Discourse and Education Policy: Why Language Matters 15 Structure of This Volume 18 Chapter Abstracts 20 Chapter 2: Education Policy Implementation Research: A Call for New Approaches 20 Chapter 3: Language-Based Approaches to the Study of Education Policy 20 Chapter 4: From Subjectification to Subjectivity in Education Policy Research Relationships 21 Chapter 5: Membership Categorization Analysis for Education Policy 21 Chapter 6: A Mangled Education Policy Discourse Analysis for the Anthropocene 22 Chapter 7: Plays Well with Others: The Discourse and Enactment of Partnerships in Public Pre-K 22 Chapter 8: Reframing Misbehavior: Positive School Discipline and the New Meaning of ``Safety ́ ́ in Schools 23 Chapter 9: Critical Discourse and the Twenty-First-Century Education Report Policy 23 Chapter 10: Reading and Dyslexia Legislation: Analytic Techniques and Findings on the Framing of Dyslexia 24 Chapter 11: Constructing Teacher Effectiveness in Policy-Making Conversations 24 Chapter 12: Future Directions for Education Policy Research and Language-Based Methods 25 Summary 25 Key Connections to Policy Research 26 References 26 Chapter 2: Education Policy Implementation Research: A Call for New Approaches 30 Introduction 30 Research on Policy Implementation 32 Illustrative Research on Policy Implementation 34 Qualitative Approaches to the Study of Policy 40 Emergent Approaches to the Study of Education Policy Implementation 43 Conclusions and Possible Directions 46 Summary 47 Key Connections to Policy Research 48 References 48 Chapter 3: Language-Based Approaches to the Study of Education Policy 54 Introduction 54 An Abbreviated Overview of Discourse Analysis 55 What Is Critical Discourse Analysis? 57 Key Features 58 Critical Discourse Analysis and Education Policy: Empirical Examples 59 Corpus-Based Analysis of Education Policy Discourse (Mulderrig 2012) 60 Media Coverage of Education Policy (Piazza 2014) 61 Respectability Politics and Historically Black Colleges and Universities ́ Attire Policies (Patton 2014) 61 What Is Discursive Psychology? 62 Key Features 63 Education Policy Research and Discursive Psychology 65 Race and Affirmative Action in Focus Groups (Augoustinos et al. 2005) 66 Consultants and Constructing Education Policy (Gabriel and Paulus 2015) 66 An Abbreviated Overview of Conversation Analysis 67 Key Features 68 Education Policy Research and Conversation Analysis 69 Language Policies and Conversation Analysis (Bonacina-Pugh 2012) 69 Recommended Starting Points 70 Implications for Education Policy Scholars 70 Summary 72 Key Connections to Policy Research 72 References 73 Chapter 4: From Subjectification to Subjectivity in Education Policy Research Relationships 78 Introduction 78 Key Literature 79 Methodological and Theoretical Perspective 82 Method/Analytic Approach 83 Rationale for Selecting This Text 83 A (But Not `the ́) Foucauldian Approach 84 Discourse, Power, Regulation and Resistance 85 Analysis: `Tell Your Professor We Are Good Mothers ́ 86 Subject Positions 88 Confession 89 Collective Subjectivity 90 Revealing Institutional Relations of Knowledge Production to Make an Ethical-Political Demand 91 Summary 92 Key Connections to Policy Research 93 Notes 94 References 94 Chapter 5: Membership Categorization Analysis for Education Policy 101 Introduction 101 Overview of MCA 102 MCA in Education Policy 103 Doing MCA 105 Illustrative Case of MCA in Education Policy: Bangladesh and the Global Teacher Construct 107 Conclusion 121 Summary 122 Key Connections to Policy Research 123 Note 123 References 123 Chapter 6: A Mangled Educational Policy Discourse Analysis for the Anthropocene 125 Introduction 125 Policy Discourse Analysis 127 The Anthropocene 131 A Post-humanist and Post-qualitative Addendum 134 Becoming-Animal 135 Becoming-Machine 136 Becoming-Earth 136 Toward Sense and Emplacement 138 Policy Discourse Analysis in the Anthropocene and Third-Generation Policy Research 139 Summary 140 Key Connections to Policy Research 141 References 142 Chapter 7: Plays Well with Others: The Discourse and Enactment of Partnerships in Public Pre-K 145 Introduction 145 Key Literature 147 Methodological and Theoretical Perspective 148 Method/Analytic Approach 149 Findings 152 State-Level Discourse of Partnership 152 Policies and Processes that Facilitate Partnership 153 Characteristics of Relationships Between Partners 155 Enactment of Partnership in Lakeville 157 Power and Control 157 Separate Systems and Expectations 160 Appropriate Environments and Expertise 163 Summary 164 Key Connections to Policy Research 165 Notes 165 References 166 Chapter 8: Reframing Misbehavior: Positive School Discipline and the New Meaning of ``Safety ́ ́ in Schools 169 Introduction 169 Key Literature 170 Methodological Perspective 171 The CDA of Government Texts 172 Methods and Analytic Approach 172 Duncan Video 173 Duncan Speech at Frederick Douglass High School, January 8, 2014 173 Dear Colleague Letter (Letter to School Officials) 173 Guiding Principles 174 Overview of Supportive School Discipline Initiative 174 Method of Analysis 174 Findings 175 Misbehaved Students as Subjects, Not Objects, in the Discipline Process 175 ``Positive ́ ́ and ``Supportive ́ ́ School Discipline 178 Key Phrases and Metaphors 179 Limitations of Critical Discourse Analysis 180 Summary 181 Key Connections to Policy Research 182 Notes 182 References 182 Chapter 9: Critical Discourse and Twenty-First-Century Education Reform Policy 186 Introduction 186 Key Literature 188 Methodological and Theoretical Perspective 191 Method/Analytic Approach 193 Research Setting and Context 193 Data Collection 194 Analytic Approach 194 Findings 195 For the ``Real World ́ ́ 195 For Corporate Culture 196 For Revenue and Growth 198 Summary 200 Key Connections to Policy Research 202 Notes 202 References 203 Chapter 10: Reading and Dyslexia Legislation: Analytic Techniques and Findings on the Framing of Dyslexia 207 Introduction 207 Key Literature 208 Reading Instruction in State and Federal Policy 208 State Policies Related to Reading 209 State Policies Related to Dyslexia 210 Theoretical Framework 212 Methodological Approaches 214 Findings 217 The Ability to Read 217 Reading Difficulty 219 Stakeholders 220 Implications for Policy Research 223 Summary 224 Key Connections to Policy Research 225 References 226 Chapter 11: Constructing Teacher Effectiveness in Policymaking Conversations 228 Introduction 228 Key Literature 229 Methodological and Theoretical Perspective 230 Data Sources 231 Analytic Approach 232 Findings 233 Call a Spade a Spade 233 Real Situation 236 Managing Conflicting Repertoires 238 Key Implications 240 Summary 241 Key Connections to Policy Research 242 Appendix 1 242 Final Iteration/Level of Analysis Applied to Data Set 242 Second Iteration/Level of Analysis Applied to Data Set 243 First Iteration/Level of Analysis Applied to Data Set 243 Appendix 2 244 Transcription Symbols 244 Notes 244 References 244 Chapter 12: Future Directions for Education Policy Research and Language-Based Methods 249 Introduction 249 Revisiting the Volume ́s Goals 250 Contributions to Methodology 252 Contributions to Education Policy Conversations 254 Establishing Future Directions 256 Summary 258 Key Connections to Policy Research 258 References 258 Index 261 Front Matter ....Pages i-xv An Introduction to Discursive Perspectives on Education Policy and Implementation (Jessica Nina Lester, Chad R. Lochmiller, Rachael E. Gabriel)....Pages 1-16 Education Policy Implementation Research: A Call for New Approaches (Chad R. Lochmiller, Samantha L. Hedges)....Pages 17-40 Language-Based Approaches to the Study of Education Policy (Jessica Nina Lester, Francesca A. White, Chad R. Lochmiller)....Pages 41-64 From Subjectification to Subjectivity in Education Policy Research Relationships (Erica Burman)....Pages 65-87 Membership Categorization Analysis for Education Policy (Justin Paulsen)....Pages 89-112 A Mangled Educational Policy Discourse Analysis for the Anthropocene (Ryan Evely Gildersleeve, Katie Kleinhesselink)....Pages 113-132 Plays Well with Others: The Discourse and Enactment of Partnerships in Public Pre-K (Bethany Wilinski)....Pages 133-156 Reframing Misbehavior: Positive School Discipline and the New Meaning of “Safety” in Schools (Hilary Lustick)....Pages 157-173 Critical Discourse and Twenty-First-Century Education Reform Policy (Jasmine Ulmer, Sarah Lenhoff)....Pages 175-195 Reading and Dyslexia Legislation: Analytic Techniques and Findings on the Framing of Dyslexia (Rachael E. Gabriel, Sarah Woulfin)....Pages 197-217 Constructing Teacher Effectiveness in Policymaking Conversations (Rachael E. Gabriel)....Pages 219-239 Future Directions for Education Policy Research and Language-Based Methods (Chad R. Lochmiller, Jessica Nina Lester)....Pages 241-252 Back Matter ....Pages 253-258 "This edited volume demonstrates some of the potential contributions of discourse analytic approaches to the study of education policy and its implementation within particular policy contexts. Contributing authors provide a range of perspectives, examining education policy using both micro-analytic traditions and more macro-analytic traditions. With examples of research focused on various stages of the policy process from agenda-setting and policy-making to implementation and media representations, this volume will appeal to scholars engaged in research at the intersection of education policy and discourse analysis, and to students with specific interests in education policy and qualitative research methods." -- OhioLink This edited volume demonstrates the potential contributions of discourse analytic approaches to the study of education policy and its implementation within particular policy contexts. Contributing authors provide a range of perspectives, examining education policy using both micro-analytic traditions and more macro-analytic traditions. This volume will appeal to scholars engaged in research at the intersection of education policy and discourse analysis, and to students with specific interests in education policy and qualitative research methods. -- Back cover Annotation This edited volume demonstrates some of the potential contributions of discourse analytic approaches to the study of education policy and its implementation within particular policy contexts. Contributing authors provide a range of perspectives, examining education policy using both micro-analytic traditions and more macro-analytic traditions