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New Right (Neo-Liberalism) Perspective on Education - Coggle Diagram
New Right (Neo-Liberalism) Perspective on Education
A political and economic ideology rather than a sociological one
Sees competition as the key to efficiency and economic growth
Competiton offers choice to consumers
All areas of society should be run as if they were a business
Concentrated on improving the skills of the workforce.
Marketisation
Education is central to economic growth.
Raising standards in education will raise living standards and promote growth.
Schools, colleges and universities must compete for customers in a free and open market
Parents and students should have the freedom to select the educational institutions of their choice.
This will improve standards as parents will choose to send their children to the most successful schools and students will apply to top universities
Privatisation
Acting like a business and entering the market
Rapid growth in 'schools for profit'- Private schools ran as business enterprises.
The entry of private companies such as Cadbury's chocolate or Walker's Crisp schemes to collect vouchers for school equipment.
Cola-isation (USA- Ball 2007)
Privatisation of education offer services such a testing and tutoring
Vocationalism
Training and preparations for occupations
Stephen J. Ball argues that global organisations e.g. the World Bank are increasingly involved in 'producing and disseminating global educational policies'
Development of multinational education businesses
These sell educational policies and practices based on neo-liberal (New Right) principles
Ball-Global education policy
A generic set of concepts, language and practices that is recognisable in various forms and is for sale.