ERIC Number: EJ1183574
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Publication Date: 2018-Jul
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Laissez-Faire Localism: Features and Emergent Themes Presented in a Case Study University Technical College
Management in Education, v32 n3 p119-125 Jul 2018
Education policy reform in England, as enabled by successive governments, has supported the liberalization and supply of an increasing number and diverse range of provision with varying structures and governance models. As such, these reforms have generated a portfolio for parents to exercise school choice. This article explores the discourses surrounding the liberalization of education provision and its implications for technical education, by adopting Hodgson and Spours' (2012) conceptualization of localism as a lens through which to empirically research one of the former government's flagship technical institutions--the University Technical College (UTC). Drawing on a series of interviews, the study examines and analyses the concept of localism within the context of a UTC and identifies emergent themes. Importantly, the study's findings challenge the assumption that institutions will, of their own volition, come together and put aside institutional self-interest for the greater good of the learner and the local and regional skills agenda. The study concludes with recommendations for further research to determine whether the tensions, competitive practices and competition identified at a single institution may be indicative of those experienced more widely across UTCs.
Descriptors: Case Studies, Technical Education, College Programs, School Choice, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Partnerships in Education, Leadership Styles, Governance, Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Semi Structured Interviews, Sustainability, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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