The presence, meaning and power of the term 'best practice' on international school websites: An exploratory paper

Title
The presence, meaning and power of the term 'best practice' on international school websites: An exploratory paper
Publication Date
2005
Author(s)
Hardy, Joy
Kupczyk-Romanczuk, Glenda
Editor
Editor(s): Christie, Pam
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of New England
Place of publication
Armidale, Australia
UNE publication id
une:4810
Abstract
This paper maps and analyses the presence, meaning and power of the term 'best practice' on international school websites. It is argued that the term 'best practice' has a low profile. Further, semantic analysis is used to argue that expressions generated from the term 'best practice' are problematic, which casts the efficacy of the term into doubt. The efficacy of the term is also problematised by critical discourse analysis, which is applied to the statements containing the term 'best practice'. This analysis is used to argue that the meaning of the term 'best practice' is ambivalent and that the power of the term is debatable.
Link
link
Citation
Questioning 'Best Practise' In Education: Benefits And Disadvantages, Debates and Dilemmas: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society
ISBN
1863899642

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