Education plc : understanding private sector participation in public sector education / Stephen J. Ball.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ball, Stephen J.
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Subjects:
Privatization in education.
Privatization > Economic aspects.
Physical Description:xiv, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A 'policy sociology' introduction to privatisation(s) : tools, meanings and positions
  • Privatisation(s) in contexts
  • Scale and scope : education is big business
  • Economics and actors : the social relations of the ESI
  • New governance, new communities, new philanthropy
  • Selling improvement/selling policy/selling localities : an economy of innovation
  • Policy controversies : failures, ethics and experiments
  • Not jumping to conclusions.