The Radical Promise of Reformist Zeal
What Makes "Inquiry for Equity" Plausible
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2280466 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amanda Lashaw (University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 323-340 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology & Education Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-7761 • E-ISSN: 1548-1492 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-1492.2010.01095.x |
| OpenAlex | W2127047203 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 18 |
Education reform movements often promise more than they deliver. Why are such promises plausible in light of seemingly perpetual education reform? Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork based in a nonprofit education reform organization, this article explores the appeal of popular notions about "using data to close the racial achievement gap." It focuses on training institutes wherein passionate reformers made complex claims about the power of a program called Inquiry for Equity. It argues that zealous performances of faith in the program raise expectations for social-not just educational-transformation. Because such radical claims cannot be pinned down in either public documents or daily discourse, they elude critical assessment.[education reform, affect, equity, progressive politics, inquiry
Appeal · Educational Equity · Epistemology · Ethnography · Faith · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |