Contradictions in the Government of Educational Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6344491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stewart Ranson (University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 56-72 |
| Publication date | 1985-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.1985.tb01561.x |
| OpenAlex | W2030770001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
In the context of declining rolls, contracting resources and mounting youth unemployment, The Department of Education and Science, encouraged by successive Administrations since the mid-1970s, has intervened to direct and restructure education. The paper argues that although there were differences of strategy within the DES there was nevertheless an underlying consensus on policy: to prepare a more vocational curriculum, to rationalize resources, and differentiate opportunities. The Department has claimed that the contradiction between its duty to control education and the powers made available have frustrated its purposes. This paper concludes, however, that the promotion of ideologies and practices of stratification contradict its principal duty to develop through education, individual powers and capacities
Competence (human resources · Context (archaeology · Contradiction · Curriculum · Duty · Economic growth · Economics · Education policy · Government (linguistics · Higher education · Ideology · Management · Political science · Politics · Principal (computer security · Promotion (chess · Public relations · Restructuring · Sociology · Unemployment · Vocational education · Education Systems and Policy · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Public Administration · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2023 (38) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |