Network ethnography: shifting perspectives and approaches to make sense of education governance

Authors

  • Marina Avelar Federal University of Minas Gerais image/svg+xml
  • Stephen J. Ball University College London, Institute of Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.18.22640.084

Abstract

In response to the growing internationalisation and privatisation of education provision and governance, education policy research needs new tools and methods. This paper discusses theoretical and methodological adaptations needed to address new forms of governance. To do so, it draws from the literature on governance and policy mobility, and the methodological tools of Network Ethnography (NE) and following policy. Attention is shifted from structures to mobilities, focusing on new configurations of social life and relations, which are increasingly “networked”. This responsive and adaptive assemblage of research tactics and techniques addresses both the organisation and processes of network relations in the shifting terrain of new education governance.

Keywords: Education Policy. Network ethnography. Governance.

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Author Biographies

  • Marina Avelar, Federal University of Minas Gerais

    Lecturer at the Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG).

  • Stephen J. Ball, University College London, Institute of Education

    Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Education at the University College London, Institute of Education.

Published

2023-11-30

How to Cite

Network ethnography: shifting perspectives and approaches to make sense of education governance. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 18, p. 1–14, 2023. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.18.22640.084. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/22640. Acesso em: 21 may. 2026.

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