Policy discourse analysis (PDA) draws from critical and poststructural theories to provide researchers with an approach to identifying dominant discourses shaping policy problems and solutions. Such analyses reveal how discourse contributes to shaping subject positions, or roles, with implications for practice. This chapter defines PDA, describes the conceptual principles of the approach, and details the research methods for the implementation of a PDA study. Examples of studies employing PDA are shared to illustrate the utility of the approach.
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Allan, E. J., & Tolbert, A. R. (2019). Advancing social justice with policy discourse analysis. In Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education (pp. 137–149). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05900-2_12
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