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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ823454
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jan
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1725
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Political Economy and the NCLB Regime: Accountability, Standards, and High-Stakes Testing
Parkison, Paul
Educational Forum, v73 n1 p44-57 Jan 2009
Focus and institutional policy under the No Child Left Behind Act [NCLB] (U.S. Department of Education 2001) has prioritized the individualistic, market-driven agenda. The NCLB regime has gained hegemony over the political space of public education, and the value and effectiveness of the educational process has become subject to the fetishism of standardized test scores. Utilizing the political economy of the sign described by Jean Baudrillard (1981), the political economy of the NCLB regime and the development of test score fetishism is presented. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests, High Stakes Tests, Scores, Politics of Education, Public Education, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Foundations of Education, Academic Standards, Social Influences, Competition, Free Enterprise System, Economics, Economic Factors
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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