Andrea M. Maccarini.
President Italian Sociological Association (AIS); University of Padua, Italy
President Italian Sociological Association (AIS); University of Padua, Italy
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Andrea M. Maccarini is Professor of Sociology and director of studies in Social Work at the University of Padova - Italy. He is chair of the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) section of Education and the Italian representative at the governing board of OECD-Ceri (Centre for educational reform and innovation. He has published extensively in theoretical sociology and the sociology of education, particularly on education policy, social capital, and socialization processes. Among his publications M.S. Archer, A.M. Maccarini (Eds.), Engaging with the World. Agency, Institutions, Historical Formations, London and NewYork, Routledge, 2013.
Andrea M. Maccarini is Professor of Sociology and director of studies in Social Work at the University of Padova - Italy. He is chair of the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) section of Education and the Italian representative at the governing board of OECD-Ceri (Centre for educational reform and innovation. He has published extensively in theoretical sociology and the sociology of education, particularly on education policy, social capital, and socialization processes. Among his publications M.S. Archer, A.M. Maccarini (Eds.), Engaging with the World. Agency, Institutions, Historical Formations, London and NewYork, Routledge, 2013.
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Educating by Standards?
Controversies and Challenges in Policy and
Practice
Coordinator:
Andrea Maccarini, University of Padua, Italy
Processes of standardization are a mainstay of
education policy and practice both at the national
and international level, and they could be seen as a
major feature of a global educational agenda. The
symposium proposed by the Italian Association of
Sociology will focus on the idea that such processes
are relationally contested, and on the paradoxes,
controversies, and opportunities they bring about.The debate will revolve around a few crucial themes, such as the standardized assessment, and the related trend towards the calculability and measurability of educational practices that are made possible by the ‘big data’ approach and by the spread of the new ICT in education.