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Educational Policy Template

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About the Educational Policy format

Educational Policy is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering School Choice and Performance, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Educational Assessment and Improvement.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Educational Policy, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSchool Choice and Performance Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Educational Assessment and Improvement Parental Involvement in Education Higher Education Research Studies
ISSN0895-9048
Citation impact (2-yr)2.54
h-index93
i10-index839
Total citations41,691
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Journal websiteepx.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Educational Policy per year

56
2014
37
2015
32
2016
39
2017
51
2018
53
2019
39
2020
50
2021
53
2022
50
2023
46
2024
29
2025

Citation impact of Educational Policy by publication year

2K
2014
2.1K
2015
982
2016
1K
2017
1.2K
2018
968
2019
666
2020
782
2021
581
2022
292
2023
195
2024
37
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Educational Policy

Shaping Teacher Sensemaking: School Leaders and the Enactment of Reading Policy

Cynthia E. Coburn · 13 Jun 2005

A growing body of research has emphasized the social processes by which teachers adapt and transform policy as they enact it in their classrooms. Yet little attention has been paid to the role of school leaders in this process. Drawing on sociological theories of sensemaking, this article investigates how principals in two California elementary schools…

Creating Difference: Neo-Liberalism, Neo-Conservatism and the Politics of Educational Reform

Michael W. Apple · 1 Jan 2004

This article raises questions about current educational reform efforts now underway in a number of nations. Research from a number of countries is used to document some of the hidden differential effects of two connected strategies—neo-liberal inspired market proposals and neo-liberal, neo-conservative, and middle class managerial inspired regulatory proposals, including national curricula and national testing.…

The Math Wars

Alan H. Schoenfeld · 1 Jan 2004

During the 1990s, the teaching of mathematics became the subject of heated controversies known as the math wars. The immediate origins of the conflicts can be traced to the “reform” stimulated by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics. Traditionalists fear that reform-oriented, “standards-based” curricula are superficial and…

Education Policy as a Practice of Power

Bradley A. Levinson, Margaret Sutton, Teresa Winstead · 22 Oct 2009

This article outlines some theoretical and methodological parameters of a critical practice approach to policy. The article discusses the origins of this approach, how it can be uniquely adapted to educational analysis, and why it matters—not only for scholarly interpretation but also for the democratization of policy processes as well. Key to the exposition is…

Meritocracy 2.0

Wayne Au · 26 Nov 2015

High-stakes, standardized testing is regularly used within in accountability narratives as a tool for achieving racial equality in schools. Using the frameworks of “racial projects” and “neoliberal multiculturalism,” and drawing on historical and empirical research, this article argues that not only does high-stakes, standardized testing serve to further racial inequality in education, it does so…

Educational Policy template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Educational Policy format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Educational Policy template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Educational Policy use?
Educational Policy uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Educational Policy, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Educational Policy?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Educational Policy document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Educational Policy template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Educational Policy format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Educational Policy?
Educational Policy is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Educational Policy template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Educational Policy PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Educational Policy template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Educational Policy template cost?
You can start writing in the Educational Policy template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Educational Policy PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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