Objectifying measures : the dominance of high-stakes testing and the politics of schooling / Amanda Walker Johnson.
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TextPublication details: Philadelphia PA : Temple University Press, 2009Description: viii, 212 p. : maps ; 21 cmISBN: 9781592139057 (hardcover : alk. paper); 1592139051 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9781592139064 (pbk. : alk. paper); 159213906X (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Educational tests and measurements -- Texas | Examinations -- Validity -- TexasDDC classification: 371.2609764 LOC classification: LB3052.T4 | J64 2009| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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University of Macedonia Library Βιβλιοστάσιο Α (Stack Room A) | Main Collection | LB3052.T4J64 2009 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0013130351 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-208) and index.
Contextualizing education within the racial politics of Texas -- Statistical objectification, governmentality, and race in high-stakes testing -- Commodification, privatization, and political economy of statistical discourse -- Statistical objectification, truth, and hegemony -- Between women and the state of Texas: representation and the politics of experience.
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