Getting the measure of measurement: global educational opportunity

Enslin, P. and Tjiattas, M. (2017) Getting the measure of measurement: global educational opportunity. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 49(4), pp. 347-361. (doi: 10.1080/00131857.2015.1048667)

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Abstract

Although measurement is widely misused in education, it is indispensable in addressing the problems of injustice in global educational opportunity. Considering how the case can be made for legitimate use of measurement in normative analysis and argument, we explore ways in which metrics have featured in the formulation of theories of justice, with particular attention to resourcist and capabilities approaches. We then consider three means of addressing global inequality and defend a reconstruction of the public sphere in which objective measures of justice, deliberatively constructed, could supersede prevalent assumptions about measurement.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This article reprinted in Stolz, Steven A. and Webster, R. Scott. 'Measuring up in Education: Philosophical Explorations for Justice and Democracy Within and Beyond Cultures of Measurement in Educational Systems'. Routledge, November 2019. ISBN 9780367360320 hbk. 132 pages.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Enslin, Professor Penny
Authors: Enslin, P., and Tjiattas, M.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Social Justice Place and Lifelong Education
Journal Name:Educational Philosophy and Theory
Publisher:Routledge
ISSN:0013-1857
ISSN (Online):1469-5812
Published Online:23 June 2015
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2015 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia
First Published:First published in Educational Philosophy and Theory 49(4): 347-361
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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