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Direct linkPerryman, Jane; Ball, Stephen; Maguire, Meg; Braun, Annette – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2011
This paper is based on case-study research in four English secondary schools. It explores the pressure placed on English and mathematics departments because of their results being reported in annual performance tables. It examines how English and maths departments enact policies of achievement, the additional power and extra resources the pressure…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries
Rubin, Daniel Ian – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2011
There has been a universal movement towards government-regulated standardisation and high-stakes assessment. In the United States, this has resulted in the No Child Left Behind Act (2001). Because of the predominant focus on high-stakes reading and writing assessments required by NCLB, teachers in the subject area of English/Language Arts (ELA)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, Educational Legislation
