Theoretical-methodological notes: Stephen J. Ball’s contributions for education policies research

This paper presents some theoretical-methodological contributions by Stephen J. Ball for educational policy research. Throughout the text the following concepts are analyzed: politics as text and discourse, policy cycle approach, theory of enactment, new managerialism and performativity. It is concl...

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Main Author: Mauricio de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Red Latinoamericana de Estudios Epistemológicos en Política Educativa 2018-01-01
Series:Revista de estudios teóricos y epistemológicos en política educativa
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Online Access:http://www.revistas2.uepg.br/index.php/retepe/article/view/13446/209209210851
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Summary:This paper presents some theoretical-methodological contributions by Stephen J. Ball for educational policy research. Throughout the text the following concepts are analyzed: politics as text and discourse, policy cycle approach, theory of enactment, new managerialism and performativity. It is concluded that such concepts developed by Ball, when analyzing the British and European scenarios, can contribute to the research of Brazilian educational policy, especially those focused on the policy in large scale external evaluation.
ISSN:2409-3696
2409-3696