Review of Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy

Authors

  • Francis Schrag University of Wisconsin, Madison (Emeritus)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v24.2197

Author Biography

Francis Schrag, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Emeritus)

Francis Schrag is Professor Emeritus in the departments of Educational Policy Studies and Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published two books and numerous
articles on a wide variety of topics in education and philosophy.

References

Foucault, M. (1977). Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. Trans. A. Sheridan. New York: Pantheon.

Michael Lewis (2017). The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds. New York: W. W. Norton.

O’Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. New York: Crown Publishing.

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Published

2017-03-22

How to Cite

Schrag, F. (2017). Review of Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Education Review, 24. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v24.2197

Issue

Vol. 24 (2017)

Section

Book reviews

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