The impact of outsourcing on state school systems: the case of the academies programme in England

Thesis

This thesis investigates the consequences of outsourcing the running of state schools to private providers, focusing on the Academies programme in England. The aim of the Academies programme has been to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state school system by making schools more autonomous of the state. Nevertheless, sociologists of education have feared that Academization is accelerating the commercialization of state education and will have adverse consequences for the workforce, ...

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Authors: Martindale, N

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Schools; Spending; Academies; Director Networks; Workforce; Outsourcing; Privatization; School System
• Subjects: Sociology of Work; Sociology of Education; Education