{"product_id":"algorithms-of-education-how-datafication-and-artificial-intelligence-shape-policy-paperback","title":"Algorithms of Education: How Datafication and Artificial Intelligence Shape Policy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKalervo N. Gulson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Sellar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eP. Taylor Webb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA critique of what lies behind the use of data in contemporary education policy \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the science fiction tales of artificial intelligence eclipsing humanity are still very much fantasies, in \u003ci\u003eAlgorithms of Education\u003c\/i\u003e the authors tell real stories of how algorithms and machines are transforming education governance, providing a fascinating discussion and critique of data and its role in education policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlgorithms of Education\u003c\/i\u003e explores how, for policy makers, today's ever-growing amount of data creates the illusion of greater control over the educational futures of students and the work of school leaders and teachers. In fact, the increased datafication of education, the authors argue, offers less and less control, as algorithms and artificial intelligence further abstract the educational experience and distance policy makers from teaching and learning. Focusing on the changing conditions for education policy and governance, \u003ci\u003e Algorithms of Education\u003c\/i\u003e proposes that schools and governments are increasingly turning to \"synthetic governance\"--a governance where what is human and machine becomes less clear--as a strategy for optimizing education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring case studies of data infrastructures, facial recognition, and the growing use of data science in education, \u003ci\u003eAlgorithms of Education\u003c\/i\u003e draws on a wide variety of fields--from critical theory and media studies to science and technology studies and education policy studies--mapping the political and methodological directions for engaging with datafication and artificial intelligence in education governance. According to the authors, we must go beyond the debates that separate humans and machines in order to develop new strategies for, and a new politics of, education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKalervo N. Gulson is professor in education policy at the University of Sydney. He is author of \u003ci\u003eEducation Policy, Space, and the City: Markets and the (In)visibility of Race \u003c\/i\u003eand coauthor of \u003ci\u003eEducation Policy and Racial Biopolitics in Multicultural Cities\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Sellar is professor in education policy at the University of South Australia. Most recently he coedited the \u003ci\u003eWorld Yearbook of Education 2019: Comparative Methodology in the Era of Big Data and Global Networks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eP. Taylor Webb is associate professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia. He is coauthor of, among others, \u003ci\u003eEducation Policy and Racial Biopolitics in Multicultural Cities\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158433009799,"sku":"9781517910259","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/78fce527273bb4e3a39b6f4845160b12.webp?v=1733258758","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/algorithms-of-education-how-datafication-and-artificial-intelligence-shape-policy-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}