Economic rationalism and the politics of education in Australia

Birch, Ian; Smart, Don

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“…In Australia there is a similar mix of philosophical positions in the educational policies of the two major parties as evidenced by the similarities between the reforms of the Labor government of WA in 1984 (Birch and Smart, 1989) and those of the Liberals in NSW in 1989. Thus a change in government does not imply a departure from a policy of economic rationalism.…”

Section: The Nsw Crisis In the Wider Contextmentioning

confidence: 97%

State control and parent participation: Analysis of recent reports

Soliman¹

1991

Aust. Educ. Res.

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This article focuses on three recently released reports -Schools Renewal (1989), Report of the Committee of NSW Schools (1989) and Excellence and Equity (1989) o which are examined from the perspective of the discourse of school and parent/community relations. After outlining the basic elements of this discourse, their status in NSW education is discussed and the extent to which they function as a framework for the changes the reports propose or as a legitimating mechanism is analysed. This is followed by an appraisal of the context which gave rise to the reports and of the implications for the future role of parents' and citizens" groups.

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Section: The Nsw Crisis In the Wider Contextmentioning

confidence: 97%

State control and parent participation: Analysis of recent reports

Soliman¹

1991

Aust. Educ. Res.

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“…Much will therefore depend on the acceptance of the services provided by the Downloaded by [University of Birmingham] at 06:20 17 November 2014 AEC-sponsored agency whose emergence is now to be examined. What is no longer questioned, in these times of economic rationalism (Birch and Smart 1989), is that the Commonwealth has acquired partnership status, at the very least, in national curriculum policymaking.…”

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The politics of Australian curriculum: the third coming of a national curriculum agency in a neo-pluralist state

Macpherson¹

1990

Journal of Education Policy

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“…This turn was epitomised in an extension of the responsibilities of the Department of Education to accommodate those of employment and training, with employment taking precedence in the title of this mega-ministry, the Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) a sure indicator of its importance in the mega-ministry (Birch & Smart, 1989), particularly in a context of rising unemployment. Many of the agencies formerly associated with the superseded ministry and which were responsible for fostering practices in Australian education in the previous decade, like the Curriculum Development Council, were also dissolved.…”

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A Post‐Fordist Reworking of Australian Education: the Finn, Mayer and Carmichael reports in the context of labour reprocessing

Symes

1995

The Vocational Aspect of Education

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Like its counterparts overseas, Australian education has recently been the subject of scrutiny and review, particularly in respect to its relationship to the economy and work. Concern about an economy in decline and a labour force with limited skills and educational capacity prompted an examination into the direction of its education. To offset Australia's alleged poor performance in these areas, a number of policy options have been adopted which would bring schools into a closer relationship with the demands of the workplace. In effect we are witnessing a resurgence of human capital Imperatives in educational policy. But unlike its manifestations in the past, which contained Fordist and Taylorist elements, the new nexus which is now being forged between school and work is post-Fordist in character.

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Economic rationalism and the politics of education in Australia

Cited by 12 publications

References 2 publications

State control and parent participation: Analysis of recent reports

State control and parent participation: Analysis of recent reports

The politics of Australian curriculum: the third coming of a national curriculum agency in a neo-pluralist state

A Post‐Fordist Reworking of Australian Education: the Finn, Mayer and Carmichael reports in the context of labour reprocessing

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