Gray, SL;
(2018)
Biometrics in schools.
In:
The Palgrave International Handbook of School Discipline, Surveillance, and Social Control.
(pp. 405-424).
Palgrave Macmillan: Cham, Switzerland.
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Abstract
This chapter summarizes the current state of knowledge of biometrics in schools. Initially it outlines different types, including ‘exotic biometrics’. Adoption rates, privacy concerns, and school administration are then discussed. The chapter next analyses social issues including growing school size, power, and control and the use of biometrics as a proxy for modernity and efficiency. Theories from Baudrillard, Foucault, and Bourdieu are compared in relation to the social control of children at school. The chapter then presents a theory of social exchange in school biometrics, derived from earlier work by Homans. Finally, the chapter identifies new theoretical avenues for enquiry, particularly with regard to digital privacy and trust for children and young people in an era of urbanization and big data.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Biometrics in schools |
| ISBN-13: | 9783319715582 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-71559-9_21 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71559-9_21 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Biometric School, Baudrillard, Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act (FERPA), Biometrics System, Epochal Approach |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10136173 |
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