Curricular policy studies: a review of problems and epistemological approaches of research (2010-2015)

This paper examines the problems and the epistemological approaches of researches on curricular policies in their interfaces with teacher education and teaching work. We analyzed 77 papers published, between 2010 and 2015, in Brazilian journals classified as A1 and A2 (top references) by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). The methodology combined the thematic analysis of contents with the analytical scheme of the Epistemological Approach of Research in Education Policies (EEPE). The results point not only to the need for epistemological strengthening of production of this field, but also to a more fruitful dialogue between the empirical basis of research and its theoretical references