Here are links to the five elementary and middle school ethnographies that focus on the impact of state mandated testing on teaching and learning. In each case, one researcher spent a year doing participant observation with the team of 3 or 4 researchers involved in teacher, parent and administrator interviews.
Creating a Culture of Preparedness: One Suburban School’s Experiences with High-Stakes Testing
Hemlock’s Stand: One Urban Elementary School’s Efforts to Raise Test Scores
Doing the Best on the Tests: A Suburban Elementary School’s Response to High Stakes Test
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