Session Information
23 SES 01B, Fabricating Quality in European Education: Teacher Professionalism, Quality Assurance Regimes and Performance: a comparative study (Part 1)
Symposium to be continued in 23 SES 2B
Time:
2008-09-10
09:15-10:45
Room:
B1 114
Chair:
Martin Lawn
Discussant:
Jennifer Teresa Ozga
Contribution
In Sweden, a web of intertwined evaluative activities has been developed in the last 15 years. Most of them are mandatory and directed at all levels in the school system, be it pupils, schools, municipalities or the entire nation. Teachers are one central group in these processes. What are their views and experiences of QAE? How do these activities influence teachers’ work? Answers to these questions are essential in order to assess QAE impact on educational practice.
Methodology: Following the agreed methodology of the international project ‘Fabricating Quality in European Education’ the results of a nationally representative survey of teachers in public mandatory schools are presented in this paper. The sample consists of teachers in 10 municipalities. Descriptive statistical analysis is used to give an overview of teachers’ views, reported QAE activities, and the influences of QAE. Multivariate analysis is used to convey particular response patterns.
Conclusions. Results from the survey are discussed in relation to the web of evaluative activities and QAE policies in Sweden and in relation to trans-national policies,(i.e. EU and OECD). QAE influence on teacher professionalism, autonomy and control is brought to the fore as well. The seductive power of governing through QAE is examined.
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