Taylor etal.’s (1997) analytical framework focusing the context, text and
consequences of policy offers a model for policy analysis that will be used
throughout this volume. However, in order to understand more fully how
educational policy shapes and is shaped by the actions of those who have the
responsibility for implementing it, further dimensions need to be added to
this analytical framework. These take account of both how the content of
policy emerges from the economic, social and political factors that give rise