The state and education policy
Subtitle: the academies programme
By: edited by Helen M. Gunter
Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group; Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781441143112
Description: This collection draws together contributions from leading researchers and participants to explore a major reform process of the state and education system in particular. The shift from welfare-based provision of public services to the quasi-market with private delivery and philanthropic investment is an issue that needs a thorough examination through evidence and rigorous argument. This book seeks to do this by not only charting events and providing detailed examination about what is happening but also by locating these developments within a contemporary political and social analytical framework. It shows how the Academies Programme in England is an important site for examining the growth of neoliberal ideas and practices in the framing and delivery of public services such as education.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.