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Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers' Work provides an
in-depth look at how the political and media scrutiny of teachers,
pupils and schools now organises teaching and learning. Spina also
examines how educational data is used in schools, and where it
fails to take account of the everyday experiences of school
leaders, teachers and students. Drawing on primary research, and
discussing practice in relation to the National Assessment
Programme: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), this book discusses the
strengths and weaknesses of a data-driven approach, the
restrictions this can impose and how to navigate them as a teacher.
Ideal for scholars and postgraduate students of education, this
book provides a comprehensive institutional, ethnographic look into
the daily lived experiences of teachers, and the effects of
standardised testing.
Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers' Work provides an
in-depth look at how the political and media scrutiny of teachers,
pupils and schools now organises teaching and learning. Spina also
examines how educational data is used in schools, and where it
fails to take account of the everyday experiences of school
leaders, teachers and students. Drawing on primary research, and
discussing practice in relation to the National Assessment
Programme: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), this book discusses the
strengths and weaknesses of a data-driven approach, the
restrictions this can impose and how to navigate them as a teacher.
Ideal for scholars and postgraduate students of education, this
book provides a comprehensive institutional, ethnographic look into
the daily lived experiences of teachers, and the effects of
standardised testing.
The 'Insider Guides to Success in Academia' offers support and
practical advice to doctoral students and early-career researchers.
Covering the topics that really matter, but which often get
overlooked, this indispensable series provides practical and
realistic guidance to address many of the needs and challenges of
trying to operate, and remain, in academia. These neat pocket
guides fill specific and significant gaps in current literature.
Each book offers insider perspectives on the often implicit rules
of the game - the things you need to know but usually aren't told
by institutional postgraduate support, researcher development
units, or supervisors - and will address a practical topic that is
key to career progression. They are essential reading for doctoral
students, early-career researchers, supervisors, mentors, or anyone
looking to launch or maintain their career in academia. 'Making It'
as a Contract Researcher examines the contemporary experience of
research employment in universities from the perspective of a
significant yet often invisible group: temporary or contract
researchers, who make up a substantial, and ever-growing,
proportion of the academic research workforce. A critical,
pragmatic and international account of the contemporary research
career, this book explores the question of what it means to 'make
it' as a contract researcher in academia, and how individuals and
organisations in higher education might seek to do things
differently. Providing the reader with practical and realistic
strategies for improving the experience of being a contract
researcher and achieving and sustaining an academic research
career, this book guides the reader on a range of topics,
including: Charging fairly for your work Building a publication
track record Finding the next contract Sustaining your network
Feeling like you belong Moving beyond contract research. Using a
combination of current research, interviews and reflective writing,
the book is written specifically for and by contract researchers in
academia, offering unique and extremely valuable advice for all new
and current contract researchers, including PhD students, early
career researchers, and any party interested in pursuing a research
career in academia.
The 'Insider Guides to Success in Academia' offers support and
practical advice to doctoral students and early-career researchers.
Covering the topics that really matter, but which often get
overlooked, this indispensable series provides practical and
realistic guidance to address many of the needs and challenges of
trying to operate, and remain, in academia. These neat pocket
guides fill specific and significant gaps in current literature.
Each book offers insider perspectives on the often implicit rules
of the game - the things you need to know but usually aren't told
by institutional postgraduate support, researcher development
units, or supervisors - and will address a practical topic that is
key to career progression. They are essential reading for doctoral
students, early-career researchers, supervisors, mentors, or anyone
looking to launch or maintain their career in academia. 'Making It'
as a Contract Researcher examines the contemporary experience of
research employment in universities from the perspective of a
significant yet often invisible group: temporary or contract
researchers, who make up a substantial, and ever-growing,
proportion of the academic research workforce. A critical,
pragmatic and international account of the contemporary research
career, this book explores the question of what it means to 'make
it' as a contract researcher in academia, and how individuals and
organisations in higher education might seek to do things
differently. Providing the reader with practical and realistic
strategies for improving the experience of being a contract
researcher and achieving and sustaining an academic research
career, this book guides the reader on a range of topics,
including: Charging fairly for your work Building a publication
track record Finding the next contract Sustaining your network
Feeling like you belong Moving beyond contract research. Using a
combination of current research, interviews and reflective writing,
the book is written specifically for and by contract researchers in
academia, offering unique and extremely valuable advice for all new
and current contract researchers, including PhD students, early
career researchers, and any party interested in pursuing a research
career in academia.
Making Sense of Mass Education provides a contemporary
analysis of the ideas and issues that have traditionally dominated
education research, challenging outdated preconceptions with
fundamental theory and discussion. It takes a demythologising
approach in assessing these issues and their relevance to schooling
and education in Australia. This text examines the cultural context
of education and the influence of external media and new
technologies, and highlights the many forms of discrimination in
education, including social class, race and gender. It looks at
alternative approaches to education, including the repercussions of
gathering data to measure school performance, and considers the
intersection of ethics and philosophy in classroom teaching. The
fourth edition expands on these issues with three new chapters: on
sexuality, children's rights, and neoliberalism and the
marketisation of education. Each chapter challenges and breaks down
common myths surrounding these topics, encouraging pre-service
teachers to think critically and reflect on their own beliefs.
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