Learning accountability literacies in educational workplaces:situated learning and processes of commodification

Tusting, Karin (2012) Learning accountability literacies in educational workplaces:situated learning and processes of commodification. Language and Education, 26 (2). pp. 121-138. ISSN 0950-0782

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Abstract

Literacies are always learned in particular social places and spaces, and the nature of a site shapes the experiences people have of learning literacies there. This paper considers the experiences of staff in two contrasting workplaces: an early years centre, and an adult education college. Both are educational workplaces, and staff are engaged in extensive literacy practices relating to recording and accountability, which they colloquially term ‘the paperwork’. In both sites, this paperwork is a source of struggle. However, closer analysis based on interviews and observations showed that there were significant differences between people’s experiences of learning accountability paperwork practices in the two sites. The paper identifies the key characteristics of these sites which seemed to foster or discourage the development of ‘mastery’ or ‘skilled knowledgeability’, drawing on situated learning theory. These site-specific characteristics are related to the broader processes of commodification of education within which the sites are situated.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Language and Education
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The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Language and Education, 26 (2), 2012, © Informa Plc
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? LITERACYWORKPLACE LITERACYCOMMODIFICATIONENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICSEDUCATIONLINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGELANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICSP PHILOLOGY. LINGUISTICS ??
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49948
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Deposited On:
21 Sep 2011 08:47
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Yes
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Published
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