Privatising education, privatising education policy, privatising educational research: network governance and the ‘competition state’

By S. Ball. 2009

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Subfields: Demography, Education, Political Science and International Relations

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A new global policy regime founded on invalid statistics? Hanushek, Woessmann, PISA, and economic growth (2017, background): “…‘best practice’ (Auld and Morris 2016), for narrowing the conception of the aims of education (Morris 2016), for opening the door for edu-business (Ball 2009; Lingard and Sellar 2014), for detracting attention from other policy possibilities (Edwards and Loucel 2016; Stromquist 2016), for…”
“It all comes down to the leadership” (2014, background): “…and Erich, 2011) where the performance focus imposes market relationships on public schools produces an emphasis on standards, outcomes and results, while undermining the professionalism and moral accountability of teachers and school leaders (Ball, 1998, 2009; Blackmore, 2004; Connell, 2010).”
The social justice implications of privatisation in education governance frameworks: a relational account (2013, background): “Those who have benefited most from PPPs have been the global management and consulting firms who have large investments in all aspects of education——from provision to research and policy (Ball, 2009, 2012; Saint-Martin, 1998).”
What is ‘good’ teaching? Teacher beliefs and practices about their teaching (2013, background): “Learning outcomes and how and what contributes to effective teaching is gaining increasing attention, spearheaded by comparative international studies of learning achievement (OECD 2009a) as competition states (Ball 2009) seek to maximise their advantage in the education marketplace.”
Advocacy networks, choice and private schooling of the poor in India (2010, background): “Both are firmly embedded in the generic nostrums of © 2010 The Author(s) 325 international management consultancies and education businesses (see Ball 2007, 2009).”