Researching Professional Biographies of Educational Professionals in "New" Dark Times

Education reform under the modernisation agenda both in England and internationally has signified the restoration of the 'private' and the decline of 'public' education. Deploying Arendtian thinking on assimilation and identity, we argue that these ongoing reforms are indeed dark...

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Published in:British journal of educational studies 2020-05, Vol.68 (3), p.275-293
Main Authors: Hughes, Belinda C, Courtney, Steven J, Gunter, Helen M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrators
Biographies
Blues music
Education reform
Educational Change
Educational Research
Foreign Countries
Leadership
Leadership Styles
Modernization
Positioning
Principals
Privatization
Professional Identity
Professionals
School Administration
Schools
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Summary:Education reform under the modernisation agenda both in England and internationally has signified the restoration of the 'private' and the decline of 'public' education. Deploying Arendtian thinking on assimilation and identity, we argue that these ongoing reforms are indeed dark times for education professionals. We examine what 'new dark times' mean for those in leader roles in schools and organisations that are contracted to deliver, such as a multi-academy trust (MAT). Based on a year-long research project which focussed on a multi-academy trust in England, the article reports on the position and practice of the CEO, KT Edwards in these new dark times. We conclude that the emerging CEO position is being defined through individual positioning, a repudiation of the past and the assimilation into the private realm of non-education dark times.
ISSN:0007-1005
1467-8527
DOI:10.1080/00071005.2019.1673879