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- Title
A Cultural Analysis of the Achievement Gap Discourse: Challenging the Language and Labels Used in the Work of School Reform.
- Authors
Carey, Roderick L.
- Abstract
In this article, I critique the labels and terms used to frame practices aimed at closing the achievement gap. I examine how an unacknowledged achievement gap Discourse has emerged from the language that informs practices and policies of contemporary school reform. I use Gee’s uppercase “Discourse” and a cultural analytic framework to critique what I refer to as the achievement gap “Discourse.” I challenge educational stakeholders to rethink (a) student comparisons, (b) teacher and student assessments, (c) labels, (d) community input and involvement, and (e) the collective commitment to public schooling as an institution.
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL change; ACHIEVEMENT gap; SCHOOL improvement programs; ACADEMIC achievement; STUDENTS
- Publication
Urban Education, 2014, Vol 49, Issue 4, p440
- ISSN
0042-0859
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0042085913507459