Who Counts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20501800 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jory Brass (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 253-265 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Changing English (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1358-684X • E-ISSN: 1469-3585 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1358684x.2017.1331730 |
| OpenAlex | W4241267001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
This article recovers a 1972 essay from James Moffett entitled ‘Who Counts?’ that the National Council of Teachers of English commissioned at the onset of US standards and accountability reforms. The essay historicises NCTE’s positions on teacher accountability by comparing its recent positions on teacher evaluation and the Common Core Standards with Moffett’s opposition to behavioural measurement and business-federal collusion in education reform. These historical juxtapositions highlight how NCTE’s recent policy agenda has reconfigured ‘who counts’ in US English education: its positions now hedge NCTE’s longstanding critiques of behavioural measurement in English, mix quality assurance with professional development, and adopt the educational priorities of federal grants, corporate philanthropy and private sector partners. The article de-naturalises NCTE’s political realignment and considers how Moffett’s prescient critiques of ‘who counts’ in English education might inform individuals’ and organisations’ positions on standards and accountability reforms
Accountability · Collusion · Economics · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Public Administration · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · Accounting
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |