Hvordan studere utdanningspolitikk?

Overview & Synopsis

Education policy has a significant impact on how kindergartens, schools and other educational institutions are run. In working with these institutions, it is interesting to study how power is legitimized and managed. How to Study Education Policy: Texts, Theories and Approaches presents a range of academic and methodological strategies for studying this field. In addition to nuanced academic subject traditions, the authors present qualitative and comparative approaches to document studies and expert interviews. The anthology provides a number of examples of different ways of carrying out studies, including digital and practice-based analyses. It addresses questions about the role of theory and how research is best reported. A central theme is the importance of evidence and expertise in education policy and reform work, a field that the authors have explored through the POLNET project (Policy Knowledge and Lesson Drawing in Nordic School Reform in an Era of International Comparison). This book will be of interest to academics, experts in the field, education students, teacher educators and public sector employees.