Teaching by numbers : deconstructing the discourse of standards and accountability in education / Peter M. Taubman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taubman, Peter Maas, 1947- author.

Series:

Studies in curriculum theory.

Studies in curriculum theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teacher effectiveness--United States.

Teacher effectiveness.

Education--Standards--United States.

Education.

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the last decade the transformation in the field of education that is occurring under the twin banners of ""standards"" and ""accountability"" has materially affected every aspect of schooling, teaching, and teacher education in the United States. Teaching By Numbers, offers interdisciplinary ways to understand the educational reforms underway in urban education, teaching, and teacher education, and their impact on what it means to teach. Peter Taubman maps the totality of the transformation and takes into account the constellation of forces shaping it. Going further, he propos

Contents:

Introduction

The currents state of affairs

Tests

The language of educational policy

Audit culture: standards and the practices of accountability

The seduction of a profession

Intellectual capital: how the learning sciences led education astray.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-222) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-88628-8

1-135-88629-6

1-282-37779-5

9786612377792

0-203-87951-1

9780203879511

OCLC:

502145450