Marketisation

Question 1

What is the definition of marketisation ?

Answer 1

The process whereby services that were previously run by the state, operate like independently managed private businesses.

Question 2

When was marketisation introduced in education ?

Answer 2

In the 1980’s/1990’s in the uk to address the increasing criticism of education quality.

Question 3

What are the 3 marketisation policies ?

Answer 3

Independence - allowing schools to handle their own business
Competition - making schools compete for students
Choice - giving parents and students choice of schools

Question 4

Parentocracy ( Brown 1990 )

Answer 4

A child’s education is dependent upon wealth and wishes of parents, rather than the ability and efforts of pupils.

Question 5

What did marketisation change ?

Answer 5

• was designed to raise education standards
• parents could choose between diversity of competing schools
• schools forced to change standards for students