论政治象征理论在当代美国教育政策分析中的工具价值

The Instrumental Value of Political Symbolism in Contemporary US Education Policy Analysis

“文字的含义蕴含在它的运用之中。” 政治象征理论主张，从政策的生产、传递和接受三个层面，来分析”字面上”的政策是否被实施，从而质疑语言的政治性和作为性。在政治象征理论的分析视域中，20世纪80年代保守主义阵营在公共教育政策文本中生产ㄊ “优异”与”选择”两个”象征符号”，并通过”学校大辩论”实现了政策的合作化，最后在与新进歩主义的”民主对话”中实现了政策的社会化。

The meaning of a word is its use in the language. And the meaning of a name is sometimes explained by pointing to its bearer. Using the framework of production─distribution─reception， the theory of political symbolism attempts to examines whether the text of one policy meant in the “words” has ever been put into practice， so as to criticize its political and social function. “Excellence” and “choice” are two main symbolic words produced by the conservative educational policy text in the 1980s. They passed through “the great school debate” in the distribution level to acquire legitimization， and then through the ‘democratic conversation” with the neo─progressivism in the reception level to achieve socialization.