Education governance and social theory : interdisciplinary approaches to research / edited by Andrew Wilkins and Antonio Olmedo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilkins, Andrew (Andrew W.), editor.

Olmedo, Antonio (Reader in Education Policy), editor.

Series:

Social theory and methodology in education research series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 232 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2019.

Summary:

The study of 'education governance' is a significant area of research in the twenty-first century concerned with the changing organisation of education systems, relations and processes against the background of wider political and economic developments occurring nationally and globally. In Education Governance and Social Theory these important issues are critically examined through a range of innovative theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches to assist in guiding those interested in better understanding and engaging with education governance as an object of critical inquiry and a tool or method of research. With contributions from an international line-up of academics, the book judiciously combines theory and methodologies with case study material taken from diverse geo-political settings to help frame and enrich our understanding of education governance. This is a theoretically and empirically rich resource for those who wish to research education governance and its multifarious operations, conditions and effects, but are not sure how to do so. It will therefore appeal to readers who have a strong interest in the practical application of social theory to making sense of the complex changes underway in education across the globe.

Contents:

Part 1 Data Regimes

1 Digitizing Education Governance: Pearson, Real-Time Data Analytics, Visualization and Machine Intelligence p. 21 / Ben Williamson

2 Learning Personalization: Technics, Disorientation and Governance p. 43 / Greg Thompson

3 Dispositions and Situations of Education Governance: The Example of Data Infrastructure in Australian Schooling p. 63 / Sam Sellar and Kalervo N. Gulson

Part 2 Evaluation Regimes

4 Exploring the Role of School Inspectors in Implementing and Shaping Policy: A Narrative Approach p. 83 / Jacqueline Baxter

5 How Can Transnational Connection Hold? An Actor Network Theory Approach to the Materiality of Transnational Education Governance p. 103 / Nelli Piattoeva

Part 3 Knowledge Regimes

6 Revealing Market Hegemony through a Critical Logics Approach: The Case of England's Academy Schools Policy p. 123 / Natalie Papanastasiou

7 Test-Based Accountability and the Rise of Regulatory Governance in Education: A Review of Global Drivers p. 139 / Antoni Verger and Lluís Parcerisa

8 Making Education News in Chile: Understanding the Role of Mediatization in Education Governance through a Bourdieuian Framework p. 159 / Eduardo Santa Cruz Grau and Cristian Cabalin

Part 4 Institutional Regimes

9 Preschool Teacher Agency and Professionalism: A Bourdieuian Approach to Education Governance p. 177 / Ondrej Kašcák and Branislav Pupala

10 Ever Greater Scrutiny: Researching the Bureaucracy of Educational Accountability p. 193 / Mark Murphy

11 Transformation and Control: What Role for Leadership and Management in a 'School-Led' System? p. 209 / Howard Stevenson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1350040061

9781350040069

OCLC:

1019627490