Shadow education as a form of oppression: conceptualizing experiences and reflections of secondary students in Hong Kong
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DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2020.1727855
Abstract: ABSTRACT Private tutoring is one of the unintended outcomes of high-stakes testing and has become a widespread global phenomenon. It is called shadow education because it mimics the mainstream curriculum. From the critical perspective, this… read more here.
Keywords: shadow education; hong kong; private tutoring; stakes testing ... See more keywords
Counter engagement: parents refusing high stakes testing and questioning policy in the era of the common core
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DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2018.1471161
Abstract: Abstract This study is a critical discourse analysis of the New Jersey Opt-Out Movement. In 2015, and in response to the increasing standardization of US public school instruction, and over-use of high-stakes testing, NJ parents… read more here.
Keywords: policy; engagement parents; stakes testing; high stakes ... See more keywords
Social Media, Political Mobilization, and High-Stakes Testing
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DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2019.00055
Abstract: Social media posts in a Facebook group organized around the issue of refusing high-stakes testing in New Jersey were analyzed to understand how individuals and organizations use social media to engage in political protest against… read more here.
Keywords: social media; media political; stakes testing; high stakes ... See more keywords