Global Knowledge in the Making

The Rise of International Testing in Education
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-3-032-42551-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 301 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Global Histories of Education

This book uncovers the early history of international testing. As international assessments such as PISA have come to play a central role in shaping educational discourse and practice across the world, there is a need for understanding the historical roots of how we measure performance in education on an international scale. To date there are no systematic studies on the early history of international assessments. This volume tells the story of the organization that pioneered the field of international large-scale assessments. It is a history of how international education statistics were created in collaboration between scholars representing school systems on four continents during the period between 1958–1976. Focusing on the negotiations involved in creating global knowledge, the book aims to understand the processes by which international data was constructed and disseminated. At the center of the investigation is the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), an organization that originated as a loose network in the late 1950s and is still active.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Landahl, Joakim

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Prüfungen und Beurteilungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- Part I Communities.- 2. People and Places.- 3. Recruiting and Training Countries.- 4. Face-To-Face Meetings and Long-Distance Communication.- Part II Comparisons.- 5. Designing a Test: The Case of The Literature Study.- 6. Designing a Test: The Case of The Civics Study.- 7. Processing Data: The Use of Computers.- Part III Communication.- 8. Disseminating Data: Media Use.- 9. Follow The Friendship: Securing Funding.- 10. Survival, Transformation and Legacy.

Über Autor(innen)

Joakim Landahl is Professor of Education at Stockholm University, Sweden. His research interests include the history of educational research, the history of school discipline, the history of parents' and pupils' democratic influence over schooling, and the history of teachers' work.