A sociological analysis of Australia’s Naplan and My School Senate Inquiry submissions
The adultification of childhood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12906005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kellie Bousfield (0000-0002-4534-3010, Charles Sturt University, corresponding author), Angela T Ragusa (0000-0002-1172-4667, Charles Sturt University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 170-185 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-8487 • E-ISSN: 1750-8495 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17508487.2013.877051 |
| OpenAlex | W2078880685 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 52 |
Growing consensus in popular and academic commentary suggests the lived reality of Western childhood differs considerably from its dominant cultural construction as an innocent period free from adult responsibilities. Sociologically, this disjuncture is conceptualised as adultification. Adopting a critical theoretical lens, we question if Australian high-stakes standardised testing and reporting, National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) and My School, evidences adultification of childhood experience in primary and secondary schools. Qualitative critical analysis of 270 submissions to NAPLAN’s 2010 Senate Inquiry demonstrates adultification in Australian schools, with children subjected to developmentally inappropriate expectations, pressure, stress and precocious knowledge in response to NAPLAN testing and reporting. Adultification, we argue, is a side-effect of individualisation, managerialism and neo-liberal government policy played out in Australian schools and exposing children to the harsh realities of political, economic and social life. De-politicalisation and de-marketisation of children is argued as urgently needed to foreground a critically considered ‘best practice’ when promoting or measuring educational progress and performance
Government (linguistics · Literacy · Managerialism · Numeracy · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Family Support in Illness · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Public Administration · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |