Care of the Self in a Context of Accountability

Autor/in	Gunzenhauser, Michael G.
Titel	Care of the Self in a Context of Accountability
Quelle	In: Teachers College Record, 110 (2008) 10, S.2224-2244 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-9620
Schlagwörter	Educational Practices; Accountability; Ethics; Educational Policy; Resistance (Psychology); Educational Philosophy; Self Concept; Teacher Response; Student Reaction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungspraxis; Verantwortung; Ethik; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Resistenz; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Selbstkonzept; Lehrerkommentar; Schülerkritik
Abstract	Background/Context: This article is a part of a larger philosophical and empirical project by the author and collaborators to understand the ways in which high-stakes accountability policy fosters normalizing educational practices and concomitant resistance by educators and students. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: In this article, the author explores how Michel Foucault's notion of the "care of the self" might provide a conceptual basis for resistance to the normalizing practices and disciplinary power associated with high-stakes accountability and resulting educational practices. Research Design: The author employs a philosophical analysis of key concepts associated with normalization, the care of the self, the educated self, and high-stakes accountability. The article is presented as a philosophical argument. Conclusions/Recommendations: The author suggests that to shift attention from limited notions of the self toward expansive and creative possibilities for constituting the self requires clarity on what we mean by the educated self in a context of accountability. It also necessitates a new professional ethics characterized by critical reflection and intersubjective engagement. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10