| Title: |
Assessment Technologies in Schools: 'Deliverology' and the 'Play of Dominations' |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Ball, Stephen; Maguire, Meg; Braun, Annette; Perryman, Jane; Hoskins, Kate |
| Source: |
Research Papers in Education. 2012 27(5):513-533. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
21 |
| Publication Date: |
2012 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: |
Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries; Secondary Schools; Case Studies; Exit Examinations; Student Evaluation; Academic Standards; Educational Policy; Theories; Social Influences; Performance Factors; Secondary School Students; Equal Education; Student Motivation; Costs; Academic Achievement; Intervention; Student Reaction; Parent Participation; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Negative Attitudes |
| Geographic Terms: |
United Kingdom (England) |
| DOI: |
10.1080/02671522.2010.550012 |
| ISSN: |
0267-1522 |
| Abstract: |
This paper, based on ESRC-funded research work in four case study schools, explores the "pressures" to "deliver" which bear upon English secondary schools in relation to GCSE performance. It further illustrates the ways in which pressure is transformed into tactics which focus on particular students, with the effect of "rationing" education in the schools. Foucault's analysis from "Discipline and Punish" is deployed to examine these tactics and to relate them to more general changes in the regime of techniques and "play of dominations" operating in English schools. (Contains 1 figure and 3 notes.) |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
22 |
| Entry Date: |
2012 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ982485 |
| Database: |
ERIC |