Despite seeming like an ephemeral topic, there are various tangible aspects of ‘school data’ that we can examine. First is … More
Category: Background and context
The data have landed (Michael Rosen)
‘Measure what matters’? Emotion detection and behaviour screening in schools
Most schools see ‘data’ primarily in terms of: (i) performance data (i.e. students’ grades from in-school tests, high-stakes examinations and … More
DATAFIED Schools – data for & in education
We are very excited to be working along similar lines to a few other research projects around the world, including … More
School Data Analyst: a job description for the datafied school
[advertised job during the first month of our research] Data Analyst Full-time, ongoing position, commencing January 2019 Use your expertise … More
Compensatory data work: the invisible labour of ‘working around’ data failures and breakdowns
One of the presumptions underpinning our research is that digital data in schools is not ‘working’ as smoothly, seamlessly and/or … More
How nurses ‘do’ data: record-keeping as part of everyday nursing work
With few existing studies of teachers’ data cultures, it makes sense to look toward studies of data-work within other professions … More