(un)Doing standards in education with actor‐network theory

(un) Doing Standards in Education with Actor-Network Theory

Recent critiques have drawn important attention to the depoliticized consensus and empty promises embedded in network discourses of educational policy. While acceding this critique, this discussion argues that some forms of network analysis – specifically those adopting actornetwork theory (ANT) approaches actually offer useful theoretical resources for policy studies. Drawing from ANT-inspired...

Quality Standards in Education

Developing Clinical Nursing Education Standards in Iran Based on International Standards

Introduction: Accreditation is one of the most important quality assurance and improvement methods in medical sciences education, especially in the field of nursing clinical education. However, there are not compiled standards in this regard and employing international standards does not seem to be practical. Accordingly, the researchers in this study tried to develop the national standards for...

Improving education standards.

COVER Detail of a “wiring diagram” showing long-distance neural connections between major regions of the macaque brain. This visualization provides guidance for connecting multiple computer chips into a brainlike network. This diagram was awarded fi rst place in the illustration category in the 2012 Science/NSF International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge. The winning entries are...

Essential Education Standards & Benchmarks