Transgressing local, national, global spheres: the blackboxed dynamics of platformization and infrastructuralization of primary education

IF 4.2 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Information Communication & Society Pub Date : 2023-09-12 DOI:10.1080/1369118x.2023.2257293

Niels Kerssens, José van Dijck

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Abstract

This article analyzes how platformization and infrastructuralization are currently reshaping the educational sector by engaging in ‘sphere transgressions’, resulting in the merging of a local and national public sector into a transnational and global digital market. It elaborates on the adaptive learning application Bingel as a case-in-point to exemplify how sphere transgressions are conducive to data accumulation across national markets and sectors into transnational and global data infrastructures. Zooming in on these processes as ‘sphere transgressions’ we ask: how are local student data becoming prime assets in the global flow of digital resources? How does this benefit the financial basis of tech firms rather than serving the need for openness and transparency of educational institutions? The conclusion expands on the implications of these sphere transgressions for the future of national education as a public good.

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超越地方、国家和全球范围:初等教育平台化和基础设施化的黑箱动态

本文分析了平台化和基础设施化如何通过“领域越界”来重塑教育部门，从而导致地方和国家公共部门合并为跨国和全球数字市场。它详细阐述了自适应学习应用Bingel作为一个案例，以举例说明领域越界如何有助于跨国家市场和部门的数据积累进入跨国和全球数据基础设施。将这些过程放大为“领域越界”，我们会问:本地学生的数据如何成为全球数字资源流动中的主要资产?这如何有利于科技公司的财务基础，而不是满足教育机构开放和透明的需求?结论扩展了这些领域越轨对作为公共产品的国家教育的未来的影响。

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Information Communication & Society Multiple-

CiteScore

10.20

自引率

4.80%

发文量

110

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