TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative performance measures, globalising strategies and literacy policy in Scotland
AU - Tett, Lyn
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - comparative performance measures
KW - economic objectives
KW - literacy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84892481691&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14767724.2013.858996
DO - 10.1080/14767724.2013.858996
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84892481691
VL - 12
SP - 127
EP - 142
JO - Globalisation, Societies and Education
JF - Globalisation, Societies and Education
SN - 1476-7724
IS - 1
ER -