The Emergence of the Quantified Child

Autor/in	Smith, Rebecca
Titel	The Emergence of the Quantified Child
Quelle	In: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 38 (2017) 5, S.701-712 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0159-6306
DOI	10.1080/01596306.2015.1136269
Schlagwörter	Educational History; Educational Trends; Student Records; Statistical Data; Data Collection; Information Utilization; Content Analysis; Educational Policy; Position Papers; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Annual Reports; Discourse Analysis; Politics of Education; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsentwicklung; Schülerakte; Data capture; Datensammlung; Informationsnutzung; Inhaltsanalyse; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Positionspapier; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Annual report; Tätigkeitsbericht; Diskursanalyse; Educational policy
Abstract	Using document analysis, this paper examines the historical emergence of the quantified child, revealing how the collection and use of data has become normalized through legitimizing discourses. First, following in the traditions of Foucault's genealogy and studies examining the sociology of numbers, this paper traces the evolution of data collection in a range of significant education policy documents. Second, a word count analysis was used to further substantiate the claim that data collection and use has been increasingly normalized through legitimizing discourses and routine actions in educational settings. These analyses provide evidence that the need to quantify educational practices has been justified over long periods of time through a variety of documents and that the extent to which data governs educators' thoughts, discourses, and actions has dramatically increased during the past century. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01