ERIC Number: EJ1011244
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 20
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Rhetorical Analysis in Critical Policy Research
Winton, Sue
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), v26 n2 p158-177 2013
Rhetorical analysis, an approach to critical discourse analysis, is presented as a useful method for critical policy analysis and its effort to understand the role policies play in perpetuating inequality. A rhetorical analysis of Character "Matters!", the character education policy of a school board in Ontario, Canada, provides an illustrative example of the method's contributions to the field. I identify rhetorical appeals of Character "Matters!" texts that aim to persuade the policy's audience to support a predominantly traditional approach to character education. I then present contributions of rhetorical analysis for critical policy research and possibilities of rhetorical analysis for democratizing policy processes. I conclude by considering possible implications for York Region if the rhetoric of Character "Matters!" successfully convinces its audience to support the traditional approach to character education it advocates.
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Discourse Analysis, Policy Analysis, Values Education, Educational Policy, Conventional Instruction, Audiences, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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