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The ‘new’ politics of education in Britain’s changing times
The British Labour Party has continued to make progress on education, following two broad policy paths and adopting a pragmatic approach which does not attempt to force these to cross or converge. One path is that of the quasi market inherited from the previous Conservative administration, the other...
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| description | The British Labour Party has continued to make progress on education, following two broad policy paths and adopting a pragmatic approach which does not attempt to force these to cross or converge. One path is that of the quasi market inherited from the previous Conservative administration, the other is characterised as ‘intervention’ to support those for whom the market remains almost entirely irrelevant. Some observers regard this dual approach as ‘opportunism’ and Labour’s education policy as a ‘betrayal’ of principle; by which is meant the principle of ‘equal opportunity’. But of course, that principle provides equal opportunity to fail as much as to succeed. Rather than leaving education to the market, Labour has focussed on the needs of those most likely to be failed by the principle of ‘equal’ opportunity in a quasi market. |
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| spelling | rr-article-94733422005-01-01T00:00:00Z The ‘new’ politics of education in Britain’s changing times Jack Demaine (7187648) Sociology not elsewhere classified Other human society not elsewhere classified Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified untagged Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified Sociology The British Labour Party has continued to make progress on education, following two broad policy paths and adopting a pragmatic approach which does not attempt to force these to cross or converge. One path is that of the quasi market inherited from the previous Conservative administration, the other is characterised as ‘intervention’ to support those for whom the market remains almost entirely irrelevant. Some observers regard this dual approach as ‘opportunism’ and Labour’s education policy as a ‘betrayal’ of principle; by which is meant the principle of ‘equal opportunity’. But of course, that principle provides equal opportunity to fail as much as to succeed. Rather than leaving education to the market, Labour has focussed on the needs of those most likely to be failed by the principle of ‘equal’ opportunity in a quasi market. 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/2525 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_new_politics_of_education_in_Britain_s_changing_times/9473342 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
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| title | The ‘new’ politics of education in Britain’s changing times |
| title_full | The ‘new’ politics of education in Britain’s changing times |
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| title_sort | ‘new’ politics of education in britain’s changing times |
| topic | Sociology not elsewhere classified Other human society not elsewhere classified Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified untagged Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified Sociology |
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