Neoliberalization and managerialization of 'education' in England and Wales: a case for reconstructing education

摘要: This paper argues that the neoliberalization of education in England, begun 1980s, is having profoundly harmful effects on lives individuals and society. Neoliberalism represents a shift away from post-war social democratic notion universal "citizenship" rights/identities toward system individual consumer rights/identities. In education, neoliberal reforms have exposed state provision to privatization marketization, ideology "new managerialism" its belief "business" management practices. As Whitty (2000) argues, these developments been fostered by private-sector approach superior traditionally adopted public sector - requiring public-sector institutions operate more like those private sector, encouraging (individual/family) decision making place political professional judgments. These changes made services unequal selective, intensifying "racial", "gendered" class-based hierarchies as consequence (Whitty et al. 1998). Young people become increasingly treated "human capital" need training for paid work rather than broad-based critical pedagogy. policies accompanied cuts spending discourse antagonism local democracy, workers unions. A corollary this has resources being directed into expensive mixed economy erosion workers' conditions service (Lewis 2009. For global impacts neoliberalism see Hill 2009a, b; Kumar 2009; Rosskam 2009). sum, English impoverished over last 30 years with detrimental consequences equity rights. we explore dimensions potential resistances disenchanting status quo. We begin outlining drivers behind marketization before then detailing impact (and, consequence, society) England Wales. latter section largely focuses within higher (HE) sector. argue imposed name "efficiency" are leading increasing production uncritical thinkers compliant needs market, where mere prepared "jobs" there fewer spaces providing/allowing learning awareness. setting out an appreciation draw Stefan Sullivan (2002) his thesis enduring appeal Marxism understanding postindustrial British society – particular, tendency towards banality means resisting these.