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Direct linkThompson-Shriver, Mary M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Education policy is characterized by struggles over meanings of key concepts related to schooling, teaching, and learning, especially as these meanings affect practice. In this study, I examine the notion of "accountability" as a floating signifier, analyzing its usage by the proponents of the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests, Ethnography, Discourse Analysis
