International Large-Scale Assessments, Affective Worlds and Policy Impacts in Education
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| Title: | International Large-Scale Assessments, Affective Worlds and Policy Impacts in Education |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sellar, Sam, Lingard, Bob |
| Source: | International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE). 2018 31(5):367-381. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Educational Policy, Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Quality, Political Attitudes, Mass Media, Educational Change |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada, Australia |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Program for International Student Assessment |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09518398.2018.1449982 |
| ISSN: | 0951-8398 |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the impact of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in two national policy contexts: Canada and Australia. Drawing on theories of globalisation and affect, the paper explores 'catalyst data' and its effects in these contexts to show how affective responses to mediations of PISA performance have become important levers for policy change. Two empirical cases of the role of data in the globalisation of schooling are discussed. The first case examines responses in Canada to the PISA 2012 results, which generated senses of anxiety among parents that coalesced into a view that Albertan schools faced a mathematics crisis. The second case interrogates how, since PISA 2009, a narrative about the declining quality of Australian schooling has become dominant in political discourse and in media representations. The paper compares and contrasts the affective effects of data across both contexts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 60 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1175961 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the impact of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in two national policy contexts: Canada and Australia. Drawing on theories of globalisation and affect, the paper explores 'catalyst data' and its effects in these contexts to show how affective responses to mediations of PISA performance have become important levers for policy change. Two empirical cases of the role of data in the globalisation of schooling are discussed. The first case examines responses in Canada to the PISA 2012 results, which generated senses of anxiety among parents that coalesced into a view that Albertan schools faced a mathematics crisis. The second case interrogates how, since PISA 2009, a narrative about the declining quality of Australian schooling has become dominant in political discourse and in media representations. The paper compares and contrasts the affective effects of data across both contexts. |
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| ISSN: | 0951-8398 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09518398.2018.1449982 |
