Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work; An Institutional Ethnography; First Edition

__Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work__ provides an in-depth look at how the political and media scrutiny of teachers, pupils and schools now organises teaching and learning. Spina also examines how educational data is used in schools, and where it fails to take account of the everyday experiences of school leaders, teachers and students. Drawing on primary research, and discussing practice in relation to the National Assessment Programme: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), this book discusses the strengths and weaknesses of a data-driven approach, the restrictions this can impose and how to navigate them as a teacher. Ideal for scholars and postgraduate students of education, this book provides a comprehensive institutional, ethnographic look into the daily lived experiences of teachers, and the effects of standardised testing. Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work provides an in-depth look at how the political and media scrutiny of teachers, pupils and schools now organises teaching and learning. Spina also examines how educational data is used in schools, and where it fails to take account of the everyday experiences of school leaders, teachers and students. Drawing on primary research, and discussing practice in relation to the National Assessment Programme: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), this book discusses the strengths and weaknesses of a data-driven approach, the restrictions this can impose and how to navigate them as a teacher. Ideal for scholars and postgraduate students of education, this book provides a comprehensive institutional, ethnographic look into the daily lived experiences of teachers, and the effects of standardised testing. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Acknowledgements 7 1. Boom! And it’s all about data 8 2. The datafication of education 37 3. The production of data 58 4. Performance management of principals: Data is the only game in town 78 5. Principal responses: Data stories, data conversations and high yield pedagogies 94 6. Teachers’ work: A life revolving around data 112 7. Institutional circuits: Intense and never-ending work 135 8. Implications and possibilities: Data cultures and the organisation of teachers’ work 160 Index 182 1,Boom!,And,it’s,all,about,data;,2,The,datafication,of,education;,3,The,production,of,data;,4,Performance,management,of,principals;,5,Principal,responses;,6,Teachers’,work;,7,Institutional,circuits;,8,Implications,and,possibilities 1 Boom! And it’s all about data,2 The datafication of education,3 The production of data,4 Performance management of principals,5 Principal responses,6 Teachers’ work,7 Institutional circuits,8 Implications and possibilities This book provides an in-depth look at how the political and media scrutiny of teachers, pupils and schools now organises teaching and learning. Spina also examines how educational data is used in schools, and where it fails to take account of the everyday experiences of school leaders, teachers and students.