1st Edition

Globalizing Educational Accountabilities

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

This book fills a gap in the literature by focusing on globalization with regard to the rescaling of educational accountabilities, linked to international and national testing regimes and their impact. In particular, this book examines the impact and effects of this global framework in two illustrative nations: Australia and Canada. The focus on these two nations, which have very different forms... Read more

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The OECD’s Education Work

Chapter 3. Running the ‘Education Race‘

Chapter 4. Strong Performers/Successful Reformers in Education?

Chapter 5. ‘Gap Talk‘ and ‘Failing Boys‘ in Ontario

Chapter 6. High Stakes Testing for School Systems in Australia

Chapter 7. Conclusion

Biography

Bob Lingard is a Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Education and Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Wayne Martino is a Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Goli Rezai-Rashti is a Professor of Education at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Sam Sellar is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia.