Comparative Performance Measures, Globalising Strategies and Literacy Policy in Scotland

Autor/in	Tett, Lyn
Titel	Comparative Performance Measures, Globalising Strategies and Literacy Policy in Scotland
Quelle	In: Globalisation, Societies and Education, 12 (2014) 1, S.127-142 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7724
DOI	10.1080/14767724.2013.858996
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Competition; Global Approach; Adult Literacy; Economic Factors; Policy Analysis; Discourse Analysis; Literacy Education; Economic Progress; Comparative Analysis; Measurement Techniques + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Wettkampf; Globales Denken; Ökonomischer Faktor; Politikfeldanalyse; Diskursanalyse; Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Messtechnik
Abstract	This paper explores one example of an international comparison -- the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) -- in order to investigate the power of numbers in both the shaping and the legitimisation of adult literacy policy using Scotland as a case study. It is argued that policy implementation is framed by a common assumption that the production of knowledge will increase global competitiveness leading to the prioritisation of economic objectives in education. However, despite these globalising strategies, examples are provided of how the economic discourse can be resisted, to some extent, through prioritising more social objectives at both the local and state levels. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10