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Wescott, Stephanie – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2021
Post-truthism entered mainstream consciousness after being named "Oxford Dictionary's" word of the year in 2016, denoting a turn in the Western relationship with truth as a certain and indisputable object. Simultaneously, and paradoxically, rising distrust around teachers' professional judgement and a desire for certainty in practice saw…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Knowledge Level, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Evidence Based Practice
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Owen, Ceridwen – English in Australia, 2019
Neoliberal approaches to education policy have led to increases in teacher and student accountability, a preference for evidence-informed measurable outcomes and the standardisation of teaching and learning. Judgements of quality teaching and teacher practice are increasingly focused narrowly on students' testable knowledge and skills. This is…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Academic Standards, Educational Change