Education policy and realist social theory : primary teachers, child-centred philosophy and the new managerialism /
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| Author / Creator: | Archer, Robert, 1972- |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge : Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 256 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge studies in critical realism ; 3 Routledge studies in critical realism ; 3. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11297000 |
| Summary: | In Europe welfare state provision has been subjected to 'market forces'. Over the last two decades, the framework of economic competitiveness has become the defining aim of education, to be achieved by new managerialist techniques and mechanisms. This book thoughtfully and persuasively argues against this new vision of education, and offers a different, more useful potential approach.<br> This in-depth major study will be of great interest to researchers in the sociology of education, education policy, social theory, organization and management studies, and also to professionals concerned about the deleterious impact of current education policy on children's learning and welfare. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 256 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-246) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203166531 9780203166536 1280401761 9781280401763 0415268397 |