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Title: Information Pollution in an Age of Populist Politics
Language: English
Authors: Malin, Joel R. (ORCID 0000-0001-6642-3434), Lubienski, Christopher (ORCID 0000-0001-7372-5801)
Source: Education Policy Analysis Archives. Jul 2022 30(94).
Availability: Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/epaa
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Information Sources, Political Attitudes, Public Policy, Misconceptions, Educational Policy, Deception, Educational Change, Politics of Education, Evidence Based Practice, Parent Attitudes, Private Sector, Social Influences, Alignment (Education), Elementary Secondary Education, Information Utilization, Educational Vouchers, Charter Schools, Films, Legislators, Critical Race Theory, Teacher Effectiveness, Organizations (Groups)
ISSN: 1068-2341
Abstract: The increasing influence of private interests in public policy has been facilitated by a growth in sources of "alternative" information and expertise. In education, teachers and schools are often the targets of these sources. This has been associated with a new political economy where private interests advance reform agendas largely through funding new information sources that ignore long-standing empirical evidence on factors shaping school outcomes in favor of anecdotes and misunderstandings about issues in education. This manuscript argues "information pollution" relative to U.S. politics and policy is presently at crisis levels, and that it is particularly acute relative to education policy. In this policy area, we show how special interests are using (mis)information strategies to purportedly elevate parent voices but are in effect promoting the interests of private actors and de-professionalizing both expertise and educators. We seek to understand this major issue, placing it within a broader sociopolitical context. The concluding discussion considers what might be required to move in a healthier direction that would bring U.S. education policy and practice into closer alignment with evidence and expertise.
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