What does success mean to you? Perceptions from across the English education system

Thesis

What it means to be successful, both in life and in education, is an essentially contested concept, characterised by diverse, varied and often conflicting definitions. Trying to prescribe a single idea of educational success is at best naïve and at worst damaging, both to individuals and to systems. In particular, overly prescriptive definitions of success, including those prescribed by systems of assessment and accountability, engenders a form of education which is not easily distinguishe...

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Authors: Godfrey-Faussett, T

• Type of award: MSc taught course
• Level of award: Masters
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Participatory methods; Perceptions of success; Qualitative research; CIE; Grounded theory; Englans; Assessment; Interviews; Photo-voice; CIE2021
• Subjects: International education; Qualitative research; Success; Grounded theory; Academic achievement; Interviews; Comparative education