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Panopticism, teacher surveillance and the ‘unseen’
- Source :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education. 42:812-827
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2021.
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Abstract
- This paper seeks to contribute to the understanding of the ‘panopticon’ in educational research, problematising its validity and offering a fresh conceptualisation of teacher surveillance. The school as a ‘panopticon’ is a well-established concept which helpfully enables a consideration of aspects of high-stakes accountability. The present paper explores the question of how contemporary teachers perceive themselves to be subject to scrutiny and the consequences of this surveillance. It is argued that whilst the panopticon (and its variants) remain very valid notions for understanding performativity in contemporary schools, that a complementary metaphor can be offered which enables a fuller consideration of the ‘unseen’ behaviours induced by a high accountability environment.
- Subjects :
- Scrutiny
Sociology and Political Science
Metaphor
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Subject (philosophy)
050301 education
0506 political science
Education
Epistemology
Educational research
Accountability
Performativity
050602 political science & public administration
Panopticism
Panopticon
Sociology
0503 education
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Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14653346 and 01425692
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dbc94a200e07e355300f058ae0744f9b