Low Attainment in Mathematics: An Analysis of 60 Years of Policy Discourse in England

Autor/inn/en	Hodgen, Jeremy; Foster, Colin; Brown, Margaret
Titel	Low Attainment in Mathematics: An Analysis of 60 Years of Policy Discourse in England
Quelle	In: Curriculum Journal, 33 (2022) 1, S.5-24 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hodgen, Jeremy) ORCID (Foster, Colin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-5176
DOI	10.1002/curj.128
Schlagwörter	Low Achievement; Mathematics Education; Educational Policy; Educational History; Policy Analysis; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Mathematische Bildung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Politikfeldanalyse; Ausland
Abstract	The problem of low attainment in mathematics has been an increasingly prominent feature of the policy discourse in England over the last 60 years; however, evidence from comparative studies indicates that little progress has been made in finding a solution. In this paper, we analyse the changing policy discourse of low attainment in mathematics through the main reports and speeches published in England, beginning with the Newsom Report, "Half Our Future," in 1963, and continuing to the present day. We chart the evolving perspectives on the nature of ability, expectations, curriculum ideology and frame of reference through the changing language used in these documents, noting tensions and inconsistencies which arise through continuing lack of clarity about definitions and assumptions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01