Good education in an age of measurement: On the need to reconnect with the question of purpose in education

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-46

  Biesta, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Aims of education; Evaluation; Evidence based; Good education

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749104743     PISSN: 18748597     EISSN: 18748600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11092-008-9064-9     Document Type: Article

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