Educational Standards
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. April 2000
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-0-19-726211-5 (ISBN)
Description
Educational standards have figured prominently in debates over educational policy all over the world. Two abiding themes emerge from these contributions to the debate. The first is that the very notion of a "standard" has to be viewed in its historical and social context. Different countries have widely varying views of what constitutes a "standard" and how necessary such a concept is for the adequate functioning of their educational systems. And, secondly, it is difficult, if not impossible, to arrive at an "objective" definition of educational standards. Policies based upon comparisons of examinations, tests, or other devices should therefore be seen for what they really are - human judgements which, however conscientiously pursued, are ultimately subjective and influenced by culture, personality, and general perceptions of the external world.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
60ill.
ISBN-13
978-0-19-726211-5 (9780197262115)
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Author
Senior Research FellowProfessor of Sociology, University of Oxford; Fellow of the British Academy
Content
Harvey Goldstein and Anthony Heath, introduction; Alison Wolf, with discussion by Julia Whitburn and David Reynolds - a comparative perspective on educational standards; Richard Aldrich, with discussion by Gillian Sutherland, Anthony Heath, and Sig Prais - educational standards in historical perspective; Mike Cresswell, with discussion by John Gray, Lindsay Paterson, and Chelly Halsey - the role of public examinations in defining and monitoring standards; David J. Bartholomew, with discussion by Harvey Goldstein and Ian Plewis - the measurement of standards.