Competing Values: How Viable Are Collaborative Partnerships in the Competitive Environment of England's Education System?

Autor/in	Bain, Richard
Titel	Competing Values: How Viable Are Collaborative Partnerships in the Competitive Environment of England's Education System?
Quelle	In: Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 7 (2017) 1, S.64-87 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2044-7868
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Partnerships in Education; Competition; Administrator Attitudes; Principals; Educational Change; Institutional Cooperation; College School Cooperation; Vocational Education; Secondary Schools; Program Effectiveness; Barriers; Power Structure; Social Influences; Moral Values; Government Role; Trust (Psychology); Integrity; Money Management; Governance; Accountability; Capacity Building; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Wettkampf; Principal; Schulleiter; Bildungsreform; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Sekundarschule; Sozialer Einfluss; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Integrität; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Verantwortung
Abstract	This paper is a study of collaborative partnerships in education. It uses qualitative research methodology to explore case studies of three partnerships within a British city. Written from the 'insider' perspective of a headteacher, it uses personal reflection to make sense of experience in relation to a context of unprecedented change in education (Greany, 2015, p. 19), which is driven by 'technologies of power' (Ball, 2003, p. 215), especially market forces, performativity and managerialism. These technologies of power have established a new moral environment (Ball, 2013, p. 25) which is at odds with the values of moral purpose (Fullan, 2005, p. 68). From analysis of interviews with school leaders the paper describes the benefits and drawbacks of partnership working in terms of collective power and collective impotence. It proposes a framework for what makes partnership succeed or fail, but with the major proviso that the most apparently secure partnership can be swept aside by the whims of government. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Middlesex University. Web site: https://wblearning-ejournal.com/en/home
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01