Exploring the intersection of education policy and discourse analysis: An introduction

Authors

  • Jessica Nina Lester Indiana University
  • Chad R. Lochmiller Indiana University
  • Rachael Gabriel University of Connecticut

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.25.2971

Keywords:

Análisis del discurso bakhtiniano, análisis crítico del discurso, análisis del discurso, psicología discursiva, análisis de Foucault, la investigación de políticas de tercera generación

Abstract

In this article, we introduce the special issue focused on diverse perspectives to discourse analysis for education policy. This article lays the foundation for the special issue by introducing the notion of a third generation of policy research – a strand of policy research we argue is produced at the intersection of education policy and discourse analysis. We also very briefly discuss discourse analysis writ large, noting that there is no single definition or orientation. Then, we present the six articles included in the special issue, highlighting the ways in which they offer contemporary understandings of the varying applications of discourse analytic perspectives to the study of education policy. We conclude by discussing key policy and methodological implications, as well as future directions for policy scholars working at the intersection of education policy and discourse analysis.

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Author Biographies

Jessica Nina Lester, Indiana University

Jessica Nina Lester is an Assistant Professor of Inquiry Methodology in the School of Education at Indiana University. She teaches research methods courses, with a particular focus on discourse analysis approaches and conversation analysis. She focuses much of her research on the study and development of qualitative methodologies and methods, and situates her substantive research at the intersection of discourse studies and disability studies. 

Chad R. Lochmiller, Indiana University

Chad R. Lochmiller is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the School of Education at Indiana University and a faculty affiliate of the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy. He teaches graduate and certification courses to students in the Educational Leadership Program. His research examines education policy issues broadly related to human resource management, instructional supervision, and school finance. 

Rachael Gabriel, University of Connecticut

Rachael Gabriel is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Connecticut, and is an associate of the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA), and the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability (CPED). Her research interests include: teacher preparation, development and evaluation, as well as literacy instruction, interventions, and related policies. Rachael's current projects investigate supports for adolescent literacy, disciplinary literacy, state policies related to reading instruction and tools for teacher evaluation.

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Published

2017-03-27

How to Cite

Lester, J. N., Lochmiller, C. R., & Gabriel, R. (2017). Exploring the intersection of education policy and discourse analysis: An introduction. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 25, 25. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.25.2971

Issue

Vol. 25 (2017)

Section

Discursive Perspectives Part 2