Education, moral reproduction, and the state: Some implications of activistic interpretations of recent european state theories for canadian educational policy analysis

Interchange ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 86-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Gordon West
Keyword(s):  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
European State ◽  
Educational Policy Analysis

Democratic Communities, Equity, and Excellence: A Deweyan Reframing of Educational Policy Analysis

1994 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Kahne
Keyword(s):  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Careful Attention ◽  
Democratic Community ◽  
Educational Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Analysts ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Democratic Communities ◽  
The Impact

Concern for academic excellence and equity often structures the work of mainstream policy analysts. These matters certainly deserve careful attention, but this focus often obscures many other important concerns. In particular, analysts are often inattentive to the relation between educational policy and the creation of democratic communities. To highlight the impact of this omission, I examine mainstream debates over tracking policy. While exploring these debates, I consider how placing greater attention on Deweyan notions of democratic community might enrich policy dialogues and alter the form and focus of mainstream policy discussions.

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