Users of a student success information system showed only a surface-level understanding of privacy, with FERPA serving as the extent of many interviewees' privacy knowledge¶
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q2 i? Most interviewees and documents provided only a cursory understanding of FERPA, and several users could not name any privacy measures beyond it. → Mary Francis 2023
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Mary Francis 2023¶
Mary Francis, Mejai Bola Mike Avoseh, Karen Card, Lisa Newland and Kevin Streff. (2023). Student Privacy and Learning Analytics: Investigating the Application of Privacy Within a Student Success Information System in Higher Education. Journal of Learning Analytics 10(3). https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2023.7975
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Interview evidence from the case study: faculty member Bob said "I don't know of any. I really don't" when asked about specific privacy measures, and administrators John and Bill gave similar responses. The article concludes FERPA "appeared to be the extent of the individuals' knowledge on privacy for many interviewees."
"Even though FERPA was frequently mentioned, most documents and interviewees provided a cursory understanding of what FERPA entailed."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- In one institution's early-stage learning analytics implementation, inductive coding of interviews and documents surfaced three privacy themes: FERPA compliance, role-based access and security measures, and students' relationship with their data — related
- The institution maintained privacy primarily through role-based access limiting data by user role and through technological security protocols such as single sign-on and encryption — related
- EdTech organizations delegate privacy responsibility to cloud providers, policy documents, and downstream institutions, diffusing accountability — related
- Current district privacy and security approaches foster superficial compliance over rigorous safeguards and provide minimal visibility into how student data are used — related
- In a scoping review of 59 privacy-focused LA articles, 74% addressed privacy without defining or conceptualizing it — a broader claim this one bears on
- Privacy capacity was unevenly distributed, distinguishing resource scarcity from strategic deprioritization of privacy — related
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Users of a student success information system showed only a surface-level understanding of privacy, with FERPA serving as the extent of many interviewees' privacy knowledge |
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Users of a student success information system showed only a surface-level understanding of privacy, with FERPA serving as the extent of many interviewees' privacy knowledge |
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