This paper explores the significance of schools' data infrastructures as a site of institutional power and (re)configuration. Using 'infrastructure studies' as a theoretical framework and drawing on in-depth studies of three contrasting Australian secondary schools, the paper takes a holistic look at schools' data infrastructures. In contrast to…

The ongoing 'datafication' of contemporary society has a number of implications for schools and schooling. One is the increasing calls for schools to help develop young people's understandings about the role that digital data now plays in their everyday lives -- especially in terms of the 'data economy' and 'surveillance capitalism'. Reporting on…

This article reviews two recent books on the rising use of digital data in schools and university education, reflecting on areas of further research, analysis, and action. The books discussed are: (1) "The datafication of primary and early years education: playing with numbers," by A. Bradbury and G. Roberts-Holmes, London, Routledge,…

Large quantities of data are now generated, collated and processed within schools through computerized systems and other digital technologies. In response to growing concerns over the efficiency and equity of how data is used, the concept of 'open data' has emerged as a potential means of democratizing data access and use across school…

The academic study of educational technology is often characterised by critics as methodologically limited. In order to test this assumption, the present paper reports on data collected from a survey of 462 "research active" academic researchers working in the broad areas of educational technology and educational media. The paper…

The generation and processing of data through digital technologies is an integral element of contemporary society, as reflected in recent debates over online data privacy, "Big Data" and the rise of data mining and analytics in business, science and government. This paper outlines the significance of digital data within education,…