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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Carlson, David Lee (1952-....)
Albright, James (1950-....)
Titre(s) : Composing a care of the self [Texte électronique] : a critical history of writing assessment in secondary English education / David Lee Carlson and James Albright
Publication : Rotterdam ; Boston : SensePublishers, cop. 2012
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (1 texte électronique)
Note(s) : Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 12 mars 2013). - Bibliogr
What do Germ Theory, self-psychology, the entrepreneur and the Bertillion Card have
in common? They comprise a part of the historical dispositif for the emergence of
the writing portfolio. This riveting Foucaultian-inspired genealogy travels through
the history of medicine, criminality, psychology, political economics to reveal the
epistemologies and practices of power/knowledge of the contemporary portfolio. In
so doing, it challenges previous held beliefs about the germination of the secondary
school, prevailing views of the dawning of secondary English as a discipline, and
most important, the costs and effects of progressivist's writing pedagogies and assessment
instruments. Carlson & Albright offer fresh and far-ranging examinations of the rise
and development of composition studies and assessment practices in U.S. secondary
schools, thereby challenging major English education scholars' long-held interpretations
of such. Composing a Care of the Self: A Critical History of Writing Assessment in
Secondary English Education posits, for example, an elucidation of the history of
writing assessment that I believe is most compelling and original, particularly in
its analysis of historically dominant medical discourses and metaphors of the late
19th century and their influences on secondary English educators. Further, the authors,
inspired by Foucault's uses of genealogy as means to expose practices and rationalities
of power/knowledge dynamics and their relations to matters of governance, dramatically
advance theoretical orientations within the field of English Education. They do so
through their intricate weaving of Foucauldian theoretical perspectives into analyses
of crucial and yet often taken-for granted forms and functions of composition studies
and writing assessments in the secondary English classroom. As such, this book is
a remarkable achievement. - Janet L. Miller, Ph. D. Professor, Programs in English
& Education Teachers College, Columbia University In COMPOSING A CARE OF THE SELF:
A CRITICAL HISTORY OF WRITING ASSESSMENT IN SECONDARY ENGLISH EDUCATION David Carlson
and James Albright problematized secondary school assessment practices in the late
nineteenth century and provide a fascinating genealogical study of English education.
Together and under the mantle of Foucaultian genealogy they explore the relationships
among the body, health, and secondary education exploring how epistemology in medicine
spread to educational discourse. This is a highly readable account and one that disturbs
the standard histories. It is a highly recommended text for all those interested in
the history of English studies and writing assessment. - Michael A. Peters, Professor
Emeritus, University of Illinois, Professor, Policy, Cultural & Social Studies in
Education, University of Waikato
Sujet(s) : Anglais (langue) -- Étude et enseignement (secondaire)
Anglais (langue) -- Rédaction -- Étude et enseignement (secondaire)
Indice(s) Dewey :
418.007 12 (23e éd.) = Langues - Usage standard - Enseignement secondaire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789462090224
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44723401t
Notice n° :
FRBNF44723401
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Materia Medica -- ; Blood, Bones, and the Verbal Body -- ; The Projected Self -- ;
The Proliferation of Assessment -- ; The Technology of Portfolios -- ; Entrepreneurialism
-- ; New Paternalism -- ; Who are We Now?