J. M. Beach

The Myths of Measurement and Meritocracy

Why Accountability Metrics in Higher Education Are Unfair and Increase Inequality

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the idea of educational accountability in higher education.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 501g
• ISBN-13: 9781475862249
• ISBN-10: 1475862245
• Artikelnr.: 61996825

Autorenporträt

By J. M. Beach - Foreword by David Labaree

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface: We Aren't Measuring What Matters Most
Introduction: Investigating the Myths of Measurement and the Meritocracy of
Higher Education
Chapter 1: Public Opinion Surveys: From Managing the Herd to Consumer
Satisfaction
Chapter 2: The Premise of Student Evaluation Surveys: Measuring Teacher
Effectiveness
Chapter 3: Pressured to Please: The Negotiated Compromise of Playing School
Chapter 4: A Question of Validity: Student Surveys Don't Measure Teaching
or Learning
Chapter 5: Predictably Irrational: The Cognitive Miser and the Limits of
Consumer Choice
Chapter 6: Are Students Capable of Evaluating Teaching or Learning? An
Investigation of
the "Fox Effect"
Chapter 7: Signaling or Human Capital? Credentialism, Degree Inflation, and
Socio-Economic Inequality
Chapter 8: The Myth of Meritocracy: The Cautionary Examples of Ancient
China and Modern South Korea
Conclusion: Can Schools Become Meritocratic Institutions?
PreviewVolume 1: Can We Measure What Matters Most? Why Educational
Accountability Metrics Lower Student Learning and Demoralize Teachers
References
Index
About the Author