This study examines the platformization of education from a criticalperspective and explores its implications for educational administration andpolicy. In the context of data capitalism and the expansion of platform societies,digital platforms have be...
This study examines the platformization of education from a criticalperspective and explores its implications for educational administration andpolicy. In the context of data capitalism and the expansion of platform societies,digital platforms have become central infrastructures mediating teaching,learning, assessment, and administrative decision-making. While these platformsenhance efficiency and data-driven governance, they also raise critical concerns,including the concentration of data power, algorithmic bias, privacy risks, andincreasing dependence on private technology firms.
Drawing on critical platform studies, this study conceptualizes educationplatforms as socio-technical governance infrastructures that reshape powerrelations, institutional norms, and accountability structures in education. Througha critical literature review, it identifies key mechanisms of platformization—suchas standardization, data extraction, and algorithmic regulation—and highlightstheir ambivalent effects, simultaneously enabling innovation while reinforcingsurveillance and inequality.
Finally, the study proposes a normative framework for platform governancecentered on data justice, collective participation, critical data literacy, and therestoration of public values, contributing to the development of moredemocratically accountable educational governance.