Governing by Testing: Circulation, Psychometric Knowledge, Experts and the "Alliance for Progress" in Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s

Autor/in	Alarcón, Cristina
Titel	Governing by Testing: Circulation, Psychometric Knowledge, Experts and the "Alliance for Progress" in Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s
Quelle	In: European Education, 47 (2015) 3, S.199-214 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1056-4934
DOI	10.1080/10564934.2015.1065396
Schlagwörter	Psychometrics; College Admission; Standardized Tests; Aptitude Tests; Foreign Countries; Private Financial Support; Nongovernmental Organizations; Specialists; Guidelines; International Organizations; Admission Criteria; Governance; Technology Transfer; North Americans; Educational Cooperation; International Cooperation; Educational History; Latin American History; South America; Chile; Costa Rica; Venezuela; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Aptitude test; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Ausland; Private Investition; Richtlinien; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Technologietransfer; cooperation; Kooperation; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Südamerika; Kolumbien
Abstract	This paper analyzes the activities, members, and effects of an inter-American expert network for the diffusion of psychometric knowledge, specifically of standardized aptitude testing for university admission in Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s. Within the framework of educational transfer studies, the role of international, nongovernmental, and philanthropic organizations is examined. It is argued that circulation of psychometric knowledge and technologies led to a new governing regime for learning and learners. The paper discusses the effect of convergence and Americanization, in the context of US-promoted "Alliance for Progress," but also of divergence and resistance. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01