Education Systems and Learners [electronic resource] : Knowledge and Knowing / by David Scott.

By: Scott, David [author.]Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017Description: XI, 163 p. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137598844Subject(s): Education | Educational policy | ducation and state | Educational technology | Educational sociology | Assessment | Education and sociology | Sociology, Educational | Education and state | Education | Educational Policy and Politics | Educational Technology | Sociology of Education | Assessment, Testing and Evaluation | Education PolicyAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 379 LOC classification: LC8-6691Online resources: e-book Full-text access
Contents:
Introduction: Education Systems and their Sub-systems -- Accounts of Education Systems -- Judgements about Education Systems -- Learning Environments -- Learning and Academic Knowledge -- Global Education and Educational Reform -- Conclusions - Educational Discourses.-.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book explores curricular, teaching and learning practices in schools in England and in higher education institutions, and considers the damaging effects of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) for UK higher education institutions, international comparative assessment systems such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and broadly, how educational judgements are now made about educational matters. David Scott criticizes the implementation of neo-liberal policies and practices in education systems round the world, management and control system approaches, and empiricist/positivist research agendas. The book offers an account of a new education model, which is directly in opposition to agendas currently supported by the right of the political spectrum. It will be of interest to teachers and students of education, the education research community, practising and trainee teachers, and education policy makers.
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Introduction: Education Systems and their Sub-systems -- Accounts of Education Systems -- Judgements about Education Systems -- Learning Environments -- Learning and Academic Knowledge -- Global Education and Educational Reform -- Conclusions - Educational Discourses.-.

This book explores curricular, teaching and learning practices in schools in England and in higher education institutions, and considers the damaging effects of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) for UK higher education institutions, international comparative assessment systems such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and broadly, how educational judgements are now made about educational matters. David Scott criticizes the implementation of neo-liberal policies and practices in education systems round the world, management and control system approaches, and empiricist/positivist research agendas. The book offers an account of a new education model, which is directly in opposition to agendas currently supported by the right of the political spectrum. It will be of interest to teachers and students of education, the education research community, practising and trainee teachers, and education policy makers.

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