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Evaluate an article

This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.

• Name of article: Politics in education
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
  • I currently study politics in an educational setting, so I thought this would be a very interesting page to evaluate.

Lead

Guiding questions

As an academic discipline the study of politics in education has two main roots: The first root is based on theories from political science while the second root is footed in organizational theory. Political science attempts to explain how societies and social organizations use power to establish regulations and allocate resources. Organizational theory uses scientific theories of management to develop deeper understandings regarding the function of organizations.

• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
  • The lead doesn't really preface the rest of the article. Instead it acts like an individual paragraph that has its own information on the topic.
• Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
  • The article states that there are two "roots" in the study of politics in education.
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
  • Yes it does. It isn't really a lead. It aligns more with a content paragraph.
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
  • It has a decent amount of information and isn't overly detailed.

Content

Guiding questions

Researchers have drawn a distinction between two types of politics in schools. The term micro-politics refers to the use of formal and informal power by individuals and groups to achieve their goals in organizations. Cooperative and conflictive processes are integral components of micro-politics. Macro-politics refers to how power is used and decision making is conducted at district, state, and federal levels. Macro-politics is generally considered to exist outside the school, but researchers have noted that micro- and macro-politics may exist at any level of school systems depending on circumstance.

There exist significant difference between "Politics of Education" and "Politics in Education". More debates on the prevailing differences are solicited from academia of the world to define politics educationally.

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
  • The information seems relevant, but there are a few terms or ideas that are listed but aren't thoroughly explained in the article.
• Is the content up-to-date?
  • According to the date listed at the top and the publishing dates of the sources, the article doesn't seem to be up-to-date.
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
  • The end of the article discussing the differences between "politics of education" and "politics in education," but the article doesn't go into detail about the differences.

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions

As an academic discipline the study of politics in education has two main roots: The first root is based on theories from political science while the second root is footed in organizational theory. Political science attempts to explain how societies and social organizations use power to establish regulations and allocate resources. Organizational theory uses scientific theories of management to develop deeper understandings regarding the function of organizations.

Researchers have drawn a distinction between two types of politics in schools. The term micro-politics refers to the use of formal and informal power by individuals and groups to achieve their goals in organizations. Cooperative and conflictive processes are integral components of micro-politics. Macro-politics refers to how power is used and decision making is conducted at district, state, and federal levels. Macro-politics is generally considered to exist outside the school, but researchers have noted that micro- and macro-politics may exist at any level of school systems depending on circumstance.

There exist significant difference between "Politics of Education" and "Politics in Education". More debates on the prevailing differences are solicited from academia of the world to define politics educationally.

• Is the article neutral?
  • `The article seems to be written from a neutral point of view. There isn't any obvious bias.
• Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
  • There aren't any biased claims written. The article seems to state only facts.
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
  • The concept of "micro-politics" and "macro-politics" have a large amount of information, but information on the differences between "politics of education" and "politics in education" seem to be a bit underrepresented.
• Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
  • The article isn't persuading the reader in one direction or the other, it seems relatively neutral.

Sources and References

Guiding questions

• Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
  • It doesn't seem like all the points are backed up because there are only two sources listed.
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
  • All the sources do reflect at least one section of the article.
• Are the sources current?
  • The sources are not current. The most recent source was published over a decade ago.
• Check a few links. Do they work?
  • The links listed do work.

Organization

Guiding questions

As an academic discipline the study of politics in education has two main roots: The first root is based on theories from political science while the second root is footed in organizational theory. Political science attempts to explain how societies and social organizations use power to establish regulations and allocate resources. Organizational theory uses scientific theories of management to develop deeper understandings regarding the function of organizations.

Researchers have drawn a distinction between two types of politics in schools. The term micro-politics refers to the use of formal and informal power by individuals and groups to achieve their goals in organizations. Cooperative and conflictive processes are integral components of micro-politics. Macro-politics refers to how power is used and decision making is conducted at district, state, and federal levels. Macro-politics is generally considered to exist outside the school, but researchers have noted that micro- and macro-politics may exist at any level of school systems depending on circumstance.

There exist significant difference between "Politics of Education" and "Politics in Education". More debates on the prevailing differences are solicited from academia of the world to define politics educationally.

• Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
  • The article is clear and easy to read.
• Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
  • I didn't see any grammatical or spelling errors present in the article.
• Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
  • The article is broken down into main sections, and each paragraph has a general topic or point it addresses.

Images and Media

Guiding questions

• Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
  • There are no images in this article.
• Are images well-captioned?
  • N/A
• Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
  • There are no images to evaluate.
• Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
  • There are no images to evaluate.

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
  • There don't seem to be any conversations going on in the talk page discussing how to represent the topic.
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
  • It is rated as an academic discipline.
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • In class we tend to discuss this topic on an inner-personal level, but the article approaches it from a neutral academic standpoint. The article discusses different methods credited by different academics, yet we discuss methods we have seen developed in our classroom or university.

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

• What is the article's overall status?
  • The article has a great start, but as of right now it seems a bit under-developed at the moment and lacks one source per paragraph.
• What are the article's strengths?
  • The article maintains a neutral position and offers important facts relevant to the topic.
• How can the article be improved?
  • The article needs more recent information added and more recent sources to cite.
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
  • The article is relatively short and out dated, so it comes across as underdeveloped. It definitely needs more recent information.

Overall evaluation

• The article does a great job at maintaining a neutral tone, but it needs to be developed further to establish itself as a credible and informative article.

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