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Daniel Pettersson; Andreas Nordin – Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics, 2023
This volume centres the notion of "chance" in education as a key concept in contemporary education -- relating to aspects like accountability, datafication, or international large-scale assessments -- and discusses the impact that the historical desire to "tame" this notion has had on present-day educational policy and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Use, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Peck, Charles A., Ed.; Cuthrell, Kristen, Ed.; Mace, Desiree H. Pointer, Ed.; Sloan, Tine, Ed.; Lys, Diana B., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2021
This book offers concrete examples of how data can be used by faculty, staff, and program leaders to improve their collective work as teacher educators. Strong external accountability mandates often lead to tensions that undermine local morale and motivation. This volume focuses on the practical work of navigating these tensions so that valuable…
Descriptors: Data Use, Educational Improvement, Program Improvement, Teacher Education
Beach, J. M. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021
This book examines the idea of educational accountability in higher education, which has become a new secular gospel. But do accountability policies actually make colleges better? What if educational accountability tools don't actually measure what they're supposed to? What if accountability data isn't valid, or worse, what if it's meaningless?…
Descriptors: Accountability, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Measurement Techniques
Mandinach, Ellen B., Ed.; Gummer, Edith S., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2021
This volume brings together experts on various aspects of education to address many of the emerging issues and problems that affect how data are being used or misused in educational contexts. Readers will learn about the importance of using data effectively, responsibly, and ethically to fully understand how cognitive fallacies occur and how they…
Descriptors: Ethics, Data Use, Decision Making, Educational Policy
Carolina Milesi; Kevin L. Brown; Barbara L. Schneider – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
This research method case describes the use of bibliometric analysis for the purpose of evaluating a large, federal research program that supported basic research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education. Program evaluation is critical for providing rigorous evidence about program effectiveness and demonstrating that public…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Bibliometrics, Case Studies, Program Evaluation