Students as human resources in the corporatised school
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11166362 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Vainker (Independent Researcher, Ealing, UK), Adrian R Bailey (0000-0002-4379-5777, Department of Management Studies, University of Exeter Business School, Streatham Court, Exeter, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 778-792 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01425692.2018.1425130 |
| OpenAlex | W2792921172 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
The transfer of human resource management (HRM) practices from the corporate business context into schools has taken a novel turn. No longer restricted to the management of school teachers, HRM techniques are now being applied to the management of students. HRM views the student as a human resource to serve the school, and seeks to systematically regulate students’ identities in order to align them with school values and goals. This article introduces the Uncommon Schools model as an exemplar of student-centred HRM. The case study demonstrates how student-centred HRM is being operationalised in schools and concludes by exploring the potential effects on students of existing within an HRM system. The article is informed by critical management theories and argues that student-centred HRM constitutes a radical shift in the relationship between school and student
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |