1st Edition

New Public Management and the Reform of Education European lessons for policy and practice

    230 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    230 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    New Public Management and the Reform of Education addresses complex and dynamic changes to public services by focusing on new public management as a major shaper and influencer of educational reforms within, between and across European nation states and policy actors. The contributions to the book are diverse and illustrate the impact of NPM locally but also the interplay between local and European policy spheres.

    The book offers:

    • A critical overview of NPM through an analysis of debates, projects and policy actors
    • A detailed examination of NPM within 10 nation states in Europe
    • A robust engagement with the national and European features of NPM as a policy strategy

    The book actively contributes to debates and analysis within critical policy studies about the impact and resilience of NPM, and how through a study of educational reforms in a range of political systems with different traditions and purposes a more nuanced and complex picture of NPM can be built.

    As such the book not only speaks to educational researchers and professionals within Europe but also to policymakers, and can inform wider education and policy communities internationally.

     

    Contents

    Foreword: Gary Anderson

    Introduction

    Chapter 1: NPM and educational reform in Europe

    Helen M. Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto Serpieri

    The Liberal State:

    Chapter 2: England - permanent instability in the European educational NPM ‘laboratory’

    David Hall and Helen M Gunter

    The Social-Democratic State:

    Chapter 3: Finland – NPM resistance or towards European neo-welfarism in education?

    Michael Uljens, Lili-Ann Wolff and Sara Frontini

    Chapter 4: Governing by new performance expectations in Norwegian schools

    Guri Skedsmo and Jorunn Møller

    Chapter 5: Reforming Swedish education through New Public Management and quasi-markets

    Nafsika Alexiadou and Lisbeth Lundhal

     

    The Administrative State:

    Chapter 6: New Public Management in the French educational system: between affirmation of the state and decentralised governance

    Jean-Louis Derouet and Romuald Normand

    Chapter 7: NPM and the reculturing of the Italian education system: the making of new fields of visibility

    Emiliano Grimaldi, Paolo Landri and Roberto Serpieri

    Chapter 8: The dissemination and adoption of NPM ideas in Catalan education: a cultural political economy approach

    Antoni Verger and Marta Curran

    The Post-Communist State:

    Chapter 9: New Public Management in Czech education: From the side road to the highway?

    Arnošt Veselý, Jan Kohoutek and Stanislav Štech.

    Chapter 10: Elements of New Public Management in the context of the Hungarian education system, 1990-2010

    Anna Imre and Ágnes Fazekas

    Chapter 11: New Headteacher roles following the decentralisation of Romanian Education

    Ana-Cristina Popescu

    Conclusion

    Chapter 12: NPM and the dynamics of education policy and practice in Europe

    Helen M Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto Serpieri

     

    References

    Biography

    Helen M. Gunter is Professor of Education Policy in The Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK.

    Emiliano Grimaldi is Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.

    David Hall is Professor of Education Policy in The Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK.

    Roberto Serpieri is Professor of Sociology of Education in the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.