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Mediatizing educational policy : the journalistic field, science policy, and cross-field effects
This paper is concerned to demonstrate the usefulness of the theory of Bourdieu, including the concepts of field, logics of practice and habitus, to understanding relationships between media and policy, what Fairclough has called the 'mediatization' of policy. Specifically, the paper draws upon Bourdieu's accessible account of the journalistic field as outlined in On television and journalism. The usefulness of this work is illustrated through a case study of a recent Australian science policy, The chance to change. As this policy went through various iterations and media representations, its naming and structure became more aphoristic. This is the mediatization of contemporary policy, which often results in policy as sound bite. The case study also shows the cross-field effects of this policy in education, illustrating how today educational policy can be spawned from developments in other public policy fields.
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Journal of education policyVolume
19Issue
3Pagination
361 - 380Publisher
RoutledgeLocation
London, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0268-0939eISSN
1464-5106Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2005, Taylor & FrancisUsage metrics
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