Ranson, Stewart. (2008) The changing governance of education. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, Vol.36 (No.2). pp. 201-219. ISSN 1741-1432

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The 1988 Education Reform Act sought to deconstruct the framework of post Second War social democratic governance and replace the tacit rule of professional providers with mechanisms of choice and market competition, thus empowering parents and school leaders. Functions, powers and responsibilities were fundamentally reconstituted and have transformed the governance of education. New Labour, when it came to power in 1997, did not alter but extended the practices of this neo-liberal polity. Now, within the frame of this regime, a new re-constitution of the governance of education may be emerging: schools, colleges and agencies are encouraged not to compete, but to collaborate in creating a community of practice with families. Two modes of governance are developing in parallel. The paper concludes that only a wider reconstituting of the public sphere, one that restricts the power which the advantaged are accruing from the education market place, can enable very different purposes of learning, and conditions necessary for a cosmopolitan civic society to emerge.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	School management and organization -- Great Britain, Education and state -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	Educational Management Administration & Leadership
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	1741-1432
Date:	2008
Volume:	Vol.36
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 201-219
Identification Number:	10.1177/1741143207087773
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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