Problematising policies for workforce reform in early childhood education: A rhetorical analysis of England's Early Years Teacher Status
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Kay, Louise, Wood, Elizabeth, Nuttall, Joce and Henderson, Linda. (2019). Problematising policies for workforce reform in early childhood education: A rhetorical analysis of England's Early Years Teacher Status. Journal of Education Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2019.1637546
Authors | Kay, Louise, Wood, Elizabeth, Nuttall, Joce and Henderson, Linda |
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Abstract | This paper examines workforce reform in early childhood education in England, specifically the policy trajectory that led to implementation of the Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) qualification in 2014. Taking a critical perspective on policy analysis, the paper uses rhetorical analysis to make sense of the how EYTS is understood within workforce reform. From an assemblage of salient policy documents, we report our critical analysis of two key texts: Foundations for Quality and More Great Childcare. Both documents identify policy levers and drivers for reform, but from markedly different perspectives and with contrasting recommendations. By using rhetorical analysis to examine how these policy texts construct not only problems but also preferred solutions, we illustrate the paradoxical nature of early childhood policy in England as it relates to aspirations to raise the status of the sector and improve quality through the implementation of EYTS. |
Keywords | workforce reform; Early Childhood Education (ECE); rhetorical analysis; responsibilisation |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Journal of Education Policy |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 0268-0939 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2019.1637546 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85068621469 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 1 - 17 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | License |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
Editors | C. Vincent |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/88zy4/problematising-policies-for-workforce-reform-in-early-childhood-education-a-rhetorical-analysis-of-england-s-early-years-teacher-status
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