DARE WE CRITICIZE COMMON EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS?
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ABSTRACT. This paper offers a critical discussion on the issue of educational standards by (i) clarifying issues around the debate on educational standards, (ii) offering a critical examination of the assumptions underlying popular discourse about standards as well as common objections (lack of high standards and lack of common, universal standards), and (iii) offering and arguing for an alternative perspective based on the democratic ideal which takes difference seriously. RÉSUMÉ. Cet article propose une analyse critique de la question des normes pédagogiques i) en clarifiant les questions du débat sur les normes pédagogiques; ii) en se livrant à un examen critique des hypothèses qui sous-tendent le discours populaire sur les normes ainsi que les objections courantes (absence de normes élevées et pénurie de normes universelles communes) et iii) en offrant un autre point de vue axé sur l'idéal démocratique qui prend les différences au sérieux.Downloads
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1997-01-01
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Portelli, J. P., & Vibert, A. (1997). DARE WE CRITICIZE COMMON EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS?. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 32(001). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8342
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