1st Edition
A Democratic Theory of Educational Accountability From Test-Based Assessment to Interpersonal Responsibility
By Derek Gottlieb
Copyright 2020
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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This insightful text offers a detailed account of the historical development of educational accountability in the US public education system. In doing so, it diagnoses the unforeseen consequences arising from a centralized, technocratic implementation of the concept, and calls for a radical re-thinking in how our democratic responsibilities translate into the provision, measurement, and... Read more
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: EVERYBODY WINS
CHAPTER TWO: MEASUREMENT ERROR
CHAPTER THREE: ON MODERN BLINDNESS
CHAPTER FOUR: FORMS OF LIFE AGAINST HIGH MODERNISM
CHAPTER FIVE: POLICYMAKING AND DEMOCRATIC CONSENT
CONCLUSION: ACCOUNTABILITY AS LOVING ATTENTION
Biography
Derek Gottlieb is an assistant professor of educational foundations and curriculum studies at the University of Northern Colorado, USA.
