Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Data Ethics: An Introduction 1
Ellen B. Mandinach and Edith S. Gummer
PART I: LANDSCAPE 33
1. The Landscape of Data Ethics in Education: What Counts as Responsible Data Use 35
Ellen B. Mandinach and Edith S. Gummer
2. Turning to Data Ethics to Resolve FERPA’s Modern Questions 56
Amelia Vance and Casey Waughn
3. Policies That Promote Student Data Privacy and Teacher Data Literacy Are Essential for Ethical Data Use 67
Brennan McMahon Parton and Taryn A. Hochleitner
4. Educational Policy Contexts and the (Un)ethical Use of Data 81
Sharon L. Nichols
PART II: USE CASES 99
5. The Role of the Classroom, School, and District to Ensure the Ethical Use of Data: It’s More Than Just FERPA 101
Ellen B. Mandinach and Jo Beth Jimerson
6. The Role of Professional Development in Preparing Educators for Data Ethics 125
Ellen B. Mandinach and Diana Nunnaley
7. The Role of Educator Preparation Programs to Teach About the Ethical Use of Data 144
Edith S. Gummer, Norman Paul Gibbs, and Sherman Dorn
8. Data Access, Ethics, and Use in Learning and Navigation Organizations 173
Wayne Camara, Michelle Croft, and Alina von Davier
9. The Cyclical Effects of Ethical Decisions Involving Big Data and Digital Learning Platforms 198
Edward Dieterle, Beth Holland, and Chris Dede
10. When Data Use Raises Equity and Ethical Dilemmas in Schools 216
Amanda Datnow, Marie Lockton, and Hayley Weddle
Concluding Thoughts: What Does the Future of Data Ethics Look Like? 233
Ellen B. Mandinach and Edith S. Gummer
About the Contributors 246
Index 249
