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Steering in complex education systems

why similar aims can have dramatically different results

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Steering in complex education systems

why similar aims can have dramatically different results

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In the wake of neo-liberal informed global trends to set performance standards and intensify accountability, the Dutch government aimed for ‘raising standards for basic skills’. While the implementation of literacy standards was hardly noticed, the introduction of numeracy standards caused a major backlash in secondary schools, which ended in a failed introduction of a high stakes test. How can these major differences be explained? Inspired by Foucault’s governmentality concept a theoretical framework is developed to allow for detailed empirical research on steering processes in complex systems in which many actors are involved in educational decision-making. A mixed-methods multiple embedded case-study was conducted comprising nine school boards and fifteen secondary schools. Analyses unveil processes of responsibilisation, normalisation and emerging dividing practices. Literacy standards reinforced responsibilities of Dutch language teachers; for numeracy, school leadership created entirely new roles and responsibilities for teachers. Literacy standards were incorporated in an already used instrument which made implementation both subtle and inevitable. For numeracy, schools distinguished students by risk of not passing the new test affirming the disciplinary nature of schools in the process. While little changed to address teachers main concerns about students’ literacy skills, the failed introduction of the numeracy test usurped most resources.

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OrganisatieDe Haagse Hogeschool
AfdelingFaculteit Bestuur, Recht & Veiligheid
LectoraatLectoraat Public Governance
Gepubliceerd inJournal of Education Policy Taylor & Francis , Vol. 35, Uitgave: 2, Pagina's: 168-187
Datum2018-08-14
TypeArtikel
DOI10.1080/02680939.2018.1502895
TaalEngels

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