New Labour, education and Wales: the devolution decade
New Labour, education and Wales: the devolution decade
An account is given of the development of a distinctive set of education policies in Wales after devolution of power in 1999. In contrast to policies in England that emphasised consumer choice concerning accountability, and central state ‘support’ of the profession, Wales chose a more ‘producerist’ paradigm that emphasised collaboration between educational partners. Differences between the two societies are also in evidence concerning levels of expenditure, and the role of local authorities as delivery mechanisms. Performance data do not suggest that Wales has improved more rapidly than England, although there are considerable difficulties in making these kinds of assessments. Conclusions are drawn concerning the legacy of Welsh educational change for the New Labour/Blairite paradigm
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Reynolds, David
7761a0ea-0758-4410-8ce0-048db979902e
17 November 2008
Reynolds, David
7761a0ea-0758-4410-8ce0-048db979902e
Reynolds, David
(2008)
New Labour, education and Wales: the devolution decade.
Oxford Review of Education, 34 (6), .
(doi:10.1080/03054980802519019).
Abstract
An account is given of the development of a distinctive set of education policies in Wales after devolution of power in 1999. In contrast to policies in England that emphasised consumer choice concerning accountability, and central state ‘support’ of the profession, Wales chose a more ‘producerist’ paradigm that emphasised collaboration between educational partners. Differences between the two societies are also in evidence concerning levels of expenditure, and the role of local authorities as delivery mechanisms. Performance data do not suggest that Wales has improved more rapidly than England, although there are considerable difficulties in making these kinds of assessments. Conclusions are drawn concerning the legacy of Welsh educational change for the New Labour/Blairite paradigm
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Published date: 17 November 2008
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