Education! Education! Education!
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Administration
| Author: | Stephen Prickett | ISBN: | 9781845404734 |
| Publisher: | Andrews UK | Publication: | May 22, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Imprint Academic | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen Prickett |
| ISBN: | 9781845404734 |
| Publisher: | Andrews UK |
| Publication: | May 22, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Imprint Academic |
| Language: | English |
The essays in this book criticise the new positivism in education policy, whereby education is systematically reduced to those things that can be measured by so-called 'objective' tests. School curricula have been narrowed with an emphasis on measurable results in the 3 R's and the 'quality' of university departments is now assessed by managerial exercises based on commercial audit practice. As a result, the traditional notion of liberal arts education has been replaced by utilitarian productivity indices.
The essays in this book criticise the new positivism in education policy, whereby education is systematically reduced to those things that can be measured by so-called 'objective' tests. School curricula have been narrowed with an emphasis on measurable results in the 3 R's and the 'quality' of university departments is now assessed by managerial exercises based on commercial audit practice. As a result, the traditional notion of liberal arts education has been replaced by utilitarian productivity indices.
