In the Market for Ideas: How Reforms in the Political Economy of Educational Research in the US and UK Promote Market Managerialism

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  • Author(s): St. Clair, Ralf; Belzer, Alisa
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Comparative Education. Nov 2007 43(4):471-488.
  • Publication Date:
    2007
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Descriptive
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/default.html
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      18
    • Subject Terms:
      Educational Research; Foreign Countries; Global Education; Comparative Education; Global Approach; Federal Legislation
    • Subject Terms:
      United Kingdom; United States
    • Subject Terms:
      No Child Left Behind Act 2001
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/03050060701611870
    • ISSN:
      0305-0068
    • Abstract:
      Transformations in educational research structures in the United States and UK over the past decade are examined, and it is argued that these changes are manifestations of wider forces. Rather than internal developments in the field, they are better understood as serving the changing interests of the state in an era of increasingly globalized capital. The argument that the imposed changes improve the quality of educational research is shown to be inconclusive. It is suggested that these structural transformations can be seen as an attempt to promote market managerialism in educational research for political ends.
    • Abstract:
      Author
    • Number of References:
      46
    • Publication Date:
      2007
    • Accession Number:
      EJ778597