scholarly journals Inclusive Education Reform/s in Azerbaijan: An Attempt at Critical Policy Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 688 (688) ◽  
pp. 39-51
Author(s):  
Ulviyya Mikayilova
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Critical Policy Analysis ◽  
Critical Policy

scholarly journals Inclusive Education in Wales: Interpreting Discourses of Values and Practice Using Critical Policy Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 209653112110398
Author(s):  
Cathryn Knight ◽  
Tom Crick
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
System Level ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Critical Policy Analysis ◽  
National Education ◽  
Guidance Documents ◽  
Critical Policy

Purpose This paper provides a detailed analysis of inclusive education policies in the context of major system reform in Wales, United Kingdom. Wales is currently undergoing the most significant changes to its education system since political devolution from the U.K. Government in 1999. Key to these changes is the new Curriculum for Wales and the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) regulations; alongside these and wider system-level reforms there is ambition to create an inclusive education system in Wales. This paper explores how inclusion is articulated and communicated within the key policy and guidance documents, using two continuums—“practice” and “values”—to map and interpret these documents. Design/Approach/Methods This paper uses critical policy analysis to make sense of these various inclusive education policy reforms in Wales. Findings The analysis reveals that despite a foregrounded commitment to inclusion there is disparity both within and between the policy and guidance documents. Originality/Value The paper highlights the lack of coherence of key messages articulated through education policy documentation in Wales, providing insight into the emerging national education system reforms, as well as developing an approach for evaluating inclusive education systems in other jurisdictions.

White Gazes of Black Detroit: Milliken v. Bradley I, Postcolonial Theory, and Persistent Inequalities

2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Muhammad Khalifa ◽  
Ty-Ron M. O. Douglas ◽  
Terah Venzant Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Postcolonial Theory ◽  
Black Communities ◽  
Court Case ◽  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Critical Policy Analysis ◽  
White American ◽  
Legal Literature ◽  
Critical Policy

Background/Context This article employs critical policy analysis as it examines the historical underpinnings of racialized policy discrimination in Detroit. It considers histories, discourses, and oppressive structures as it seeks to understand how policies have been and currently are implemented by Whites in predominantly Black urban areas. Focus of Study As we seek to understand how policy is constructed in relationship to predominantly Black communities, we argue that White actions toward Detroit are based on deep-rooted and historical biases, stereotypes, and fears of Blacks. Research Design We used critical policy analysis around the famed Milliken v. Bradley (1974) Supreme Court case to explore 20th century White American behaviors and policy regarding Black urban spaces, specifically in Detroit. Data Collection and Analysis We pull from political, educational, and legal literature surrounding Milliken I and critically examine prior research and policies related to the case. Conclusions/Recommendations Our analysis suggests that Milliken had a long-term deleterious impact on Black students (and families) in the city of Detroit, including the resegregation of separate and inequitable schools and the (re)entrenchment of White fears and stereotypes about Black Detroiters.

What Space for Migrant Voices in European Anti-Racism?

2008 ◽  
pp. 120-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Çağla E. Aykaç
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Critical Policy Analysis ◽  
Critical Policy

Çaǧla E. Aykaç’s ‘What Space for Migrant Voices in European Anti-Racism?’ investigates the development of a critical policy analysis of the European Union.

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