Objectifying Measures

The Dominance of High-Stakes Testing and the Politics of Schooling

By: Amanda Walker Johnson

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Hardcover | 15 April 2009

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Examining the political economy of high-stakes educational testing

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"The novelty of Objectifying Measures is the clarity with which an analysis of statistical discourse is mapped out to show its complex relationship to inequality. Johnson offers a reader-friendly ethnography that demands attention simultaneously to racial and class implications inscribed into the conceptual premise of 'minority failure.' Her analysis of assumptions and biases which frame and inform standardized testing as a method of defining and measuring failure/progress is timely and important. Highly recommend!"oKatya Gibel Mevorach, Associate Professor, Anthropology Department & American Studies Concentration at Grinnell College

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Contextualizing Education within the Racial Politics of Texas	p. 23
Statistical Objectification, Governmentality, and Race in High-Stakes Testing	p. 42
Commodification, Privatization, and Political Economy of Statistical Discourse	p. 63
Statistical Objectification, Truth, and Hegemony	p. 97
Between Women and the State of Texas: Representation and the Politics of Experience	p. 120
Conclusion	p. 140
Chronology: Timeline of Testing in Texas, 1970-2003	p. 159
Notes	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 181
Index	p. 209
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Objectifying Measures

The Dominance of High-Stakes Testing and the Politics of Schooling

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Hardcover

Industry Reviews

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How to return your order

Defective items

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