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Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work

An Institutional Ethnography

By: Nerida Spina

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Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work

An Institutional Ethnography

By: Nerida Spina

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.

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Routledge

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0429556985

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9780429556982

Making Sense of Mass Education

By: Gordon Tait,Nerida Spina,Jenna Gillett-Swan,Peter O'Brien

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Making Sense of Mass Education

By: Gordon Tait,Nerida Spina,Jenna Gillett-Swan,Peter O'Brien

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a contemporary analysis of the ideas and issues that have traditionally dominated education research, challenging outdated preconceptions with fundamental theory and discussion.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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Cambridge University Press

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1009117858

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'Making It' as a Contract Researcher

A Pragmatic Look at Precarious Work

By: Nerida Spina,Jess Harris,Simon Bailey,Mhorag Goff

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'Making It' as a Contract Researcher

A Pragmatic Look at Precarious Work

By: Nerida Spina,Jess Harris,Simon Bailey,Mhorag Goff

‘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.

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0429777647

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Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work

An Institutional Ethnography

By: Nerida Spina

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'Making It' as a Contract Researcher

A Pragmatic Look at Precarious Work

By: Nerida Spina,Jess Harris,Simon Bailey,Mhorag Goff

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A Pragmatic Look at Precarious Work

By: Nerida Spina,Jess Harris,Simon Bailey,Mhorag Goff

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Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work

Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work

Making Sense of Mass Education

Making Sense of Mass Education

'Making It' as a Contract Researcher

'Making It' as a Contract Researcher

Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work

Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work

'Making It' as a Contract Researcher

'Making It' as a Contract Researcher

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