%0 Journal Article
%T Where Critical Policy Meets the Politics of Education: An Introduction
%A Carrie Sampson
%A Michelle D. Young
%A Sarah Diem
%J Educational Policy
%@ 1552-3896
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0895904818807317
%X The study of educational politics and policy through a critical frame allows for a more nuanced, holistic understanding of the complexities associated with education policy, from creation through implementation to evaluation. The contributions to this special issue of Educational Policy illustrate the work of critical education policy scholars engaged in research focused at the federal, state, and local levels. In this introductory article, we introduce basic elements of critical policy analysis (CPA), including fundamental ontological and epistemological claims and their implications for investigating educational policy. From this foundation, we preview the articles included in this collection, highlighting their frameworks, methods, and focus
%K critical policy analysis
%K educational policy
%K politics of education
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0895904818807317