Researching policy implementation: interview data analysis in institutional contexts

Researching policy implementation : interview data analysis in institutional contexts

Alexiadou, Nafsika, 1968- (author): Department of Education, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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Taylor & Francis, 2001
2001
English.
In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1364-5579 .- 1464-5300. ; 4:1, s. 51-69

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Abstract Subject headings

In this paper I am concerned with the analysis of semi-structured interview data that emerge from an inquiry rooted in institutional environments. The examples of data used to illustrate the procedures of analysis come from research carried out in Further Education Colleges in England. The focus is on individual actors (managers and teachers), mediating change within organizations. This focus provides scope for the exploration of social manifestations of political action. A number of epistemological questions arise with respect to the data and the nature of knowledge that is accessible through their analysis. The paper is practically oriented in that it presents an example of data analysis as part of researching the implementation of policy at the level of institutions, and the enactment of such a policy by individuals. The consideration of different traditions underpinning research and specific methodological techniques for data analysis has resulted in identification of a set of theoretically informed procedures that provide a framework for de-constructing, interpreting, and synthesizing interview data into accounts of policy implementation in the field. These procedures are presented and exemplified, while the theoretical assumptions underlying them and their implications for further research are discussed.

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Pedagogiskt arbete (hsv//swe)
SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Educational Sciences -- Pedagogical Work (hsv//eng)

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SOCIAL SCIENCES: SOCIAL SCIENCES; and Other Social Sci ...; and Other Social Sci ...

SOCIAL SCIENCES: SOCIAL SCIENCES; and Educational Scie ...; and Pedagogical Work

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