2023
DOI: 10.1177/20436106231175026
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Toward a democracy of translations? Local evaluation actor networks in Finnish early childhood education

Abstract: This article examines the local evaluation and assessment practices of Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) based on Actor–Network Theory (ANT). We employ the concept of translation to discuss how evaluation and assessment practices unfold in networks and how actors come together in negotiations and contestations that seek to orient these networks. ANT approaches society as being formed of networks and directs attention to non-human actors, such as technical and material resources. In this article… Show more

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“…The assemblage also has its financial connections: the funding for the trackers comes from a municipal digitalisation initiative. Later the funding is transferred to the ECEC administration (Siippainen et al, 2023). In participating child groups, the devices become a part of daily life, potentially entrenching technology as a necessary and normal component of public education.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The assemblage also has its financial connections: the funding for the trackers comes from a municipal digitalisation initiative. Later the funding is transferred to the ECEC administration (Siippainen et al, 2023). In participating child groups, the devices become a part of daily life, potentially entrenching technology as a necessary and normal component of public education.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similarly, there is little guidance on how young people could, or should, use these devices (Goodyear et al, 2019). In Finland, the contacts and co-operative networks between device providers and ECEC vary from one municipality to another (Siippainen, et al, 2023). The complex web of technology acquisition and use has led researchers to ask whether the consequences of ed-tech are those promised (Williamson, 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%