New Managerialism in Education

Commercialization, Carelessness and Gender
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-32464-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 265 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This book examines the impact of neo-liberal reform on the traditional caring ethos of public services such as education, exploring how these reforms influence the appointment and experiences of senior management across the education sector.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lynch, Kathleen

Grummell, Bernie

Devine, D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: GOVERNANCE IN IRISH EDUCATION New Managerialism as a Political Project: The Irish Case The Culture of Governance in Irish Education PART II: APPOINTING SENIOR MANAGERS Research Preface: The Case Studies Homosociability, Local Logics and Authenticity in the Appointments Process Assessing Applicants: The Care Rules PART III: BEING A SENIOR MANAGER Leading Educators: The Emotional Work of Managing Identities Crafting the Elastic Self: Gendered Experiences The Careless Rules of the Game: Pregnancy, Child Care and Management PART IV: LIVING AND FRAMING MARKETIZATION New Managerialism, Carelessness and Gender Framing Educational Agendas for Managers: The Role of the News Media Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

KATHLEEN LYNCH Professor of Equality Studies and a founding member of the Equality Studies Centre and the School of Social Justice at University College Dublin, Ireland. She is the author of The Hidden Curriculum and Equality in Education and co-author of Schools and Society in Ireland, Equality and Power in Schools, Inside Classrooms, Equality and Affective Equality, Who Cares?.BERNIE GRUMMELL Lecturer in the Departments of Education and Adult & Community Education in National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland.DYMPNA DEVINE Director of the Social Science Research Centre in the College of Human Sciences, University College Dublin, Ireland. she has previously published Immigration and Schooling in the Republic of Ireland.