Public Sector Policies and Practice, Neo-Liberal Consumerism and Freedom of Choice in Secondary Education: A Case Study of One Area in Kent

Autor/inn/en	Parsons, Carl; Welsh, Paul J.
Titel	Public Sector Policies and Practice, Neo-Liberal Consumerism and Freedom of Choice in Secondary Education: A Case Study of One Area in Kent
Quelle	In: Cambridge Journal of Education, 36 (2006) 2, S.237-256 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-764X
Schlagwörter	Secondary Schools; Public Policy; Case Studies; Academic Freedom; Consumer Education; Foreign Countries; Disadvantaged Youth; Equal Education; Politics of Education; School Choice; Access to Education; Social Services; Social Stratification; Selective Admission; Competition; Educational Principles; Justice; Educational Discrimination; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschule; Öffentliche Ordnung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Akademische Freiheit; Konsumerziehung; Ausland; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Soziale Zusammensetzung; Bildungsselektion; Wettkampf; Bildungsprinzip; Gerechtigkeit
Abstract	This paper details the impact of New Labour's neo-liberal social and educational policies on disadvantaged groups in the district of Thanet. It notes that the post-welfare policy responses to social and educational problems reinforce both the disadvantages of deprived groups and the gradient of popularity among secondary schools within the district. It further argues that the nature of individual consumer choice inherent in the concept of neo-liberal negative freedom systematically discriminates against deprived groups by overriding wider concepts of equity and social justice. The paper concludes that a fair system of social justice, which recognizes the need for personal liberty, requires properly resourced and justly functioning public services that are equitably and inclusively available to all. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10