Since the 1970s, the interdisciplinary field of ‘science and technology studies’ (STS) has brought together a variety of critical academic…
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…
All data are local – notes from Loukissas (2019)
In his most recent book, designer Yanni Loukissas makes a simple yet compelling argument: all data are local. Loukissas’ book could…
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…
Logics of the data-driven school – control, care and/or empowerment
The first NOS-HS workshop on Nordic Perspectives on Algorithmic Systems resulted in a rich set of conceptual distinctions being drawn up around…
The use of data visualisations in school
An important (but often overlooked) feature of how schools ‘do’ data is the production and consumption of data visualisations. In…
The ‘aesthetic practices’ of data processing and presentation
An important element of the ‘use’ of data in schools are the various forms of data work behind the packaging,…
