Systemic Racism and Educational Measurement: Confronting Injustice in Testing, Assessment, and Beyond

This book explores the harms produced by educational measurement and proposes ways to apply Critical Theory, Critical Race Theory, QuantCrit, Critical Quantitative Analyses, and Intersectionality to antiracist educational measurement. It argues that the embrace of social justice as fairness is necessary to address the inequities of education in our complex society.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 18 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Educational measurement has far-reaching consequences for the ideology that underpins the concepts and ideas that guide the development of educational measures, the questions explored by educational researchers, and the narratives employed to disseminate findings. This essay aims to trace the harms produced by educational measurement to this ideology.

Critical Theory, Critical Race Theory, QuantCrit, Critical Quantitative Analyses, and Intersectionality offer valuable frameworks for applying antiracist educational measurement. These theories provide insights into the ways in which power, privilege, and discrimination shape educational outcomes and experiences. By incorporating these theories into educational measurement, we can better identify and address the inequities of education in our increasingly complex society.

However, the embrace of social justice as fairness is essential for the field to effectively address the inequities of education. Social justice refers to the fair and equitable treatment of all individuals, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or other identity factors. It requires a commitment to dismantling systems of oppression and discrimination and to promoting policies and practices that promote equity and inclusion.

In conclusion, educational measurement has the potential to harm the ideology that underpins the development of educational measures, the questions explored by educational researchers, and the narratives employed to disseminate findings. By applying Critical Theory, Critical Race Theory, QuantCrit, Critical Quantitative Analyses, and Intersectionality to educational measurement, we can better identify and address the inequities of education in our increasingly complex society. However, the embrace of social justice as fairness is requisite for the field to achieve its goals.

Weight: 930g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032128818