Analysing Orientations in Policy
The orientations framework can be applied by researchers to analysis of many different types of education policy. When applying this framework, it is important to note that orientations should not be treated in a simplistic manner. The way an orientation
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Tiffany Jones
Understanding Education Policy The ‘Four Education Orientations’ Framework
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Tiffany Jones School of Education University of New England Armidale, NSW Australia
ISSN 2211-1921 ISSN 2211-193X (electronic) ISBN 978-94-007-6264-0 ISBN 978-94-007-6265-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6265-7 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London
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Preface
Educational policy has personal, educational, cultural and relational relevance to those involved in schooling (whether you are attending, delivering or researching education). This book is not about sexuality. But in order to explain my passion for the seemingly ‘dry’ topic of education policy that is at the heart of this book, it is worth noting that it originally stemmed from my individual engagement with education policy as an Australian high school student concerned with issues of homophobic bullying at my school. As a young person experiencing the shoving and slurs that went with the social approbation of my same sex attraction, I struggled to understand how certain kinds of bullying appeared utterly unacceptable in school rule
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