Privatisation Policies Flashcards
Define Privatisation
Institutions are transferred from being state owned to being owned by private companies
Why do senior officials leave the public sector?
To set up/work for private sector education businesses
What do companies do?
They bid for contracts to provide services to schools + local authorities
What is an example of contracting?
2 companies hold four of the five national contracts for school inspection services
What does Allyson Pollack note?
The contracting allows companies to buy ‘insider knowledge’ to help win contracts
Who owns the exam board Edexcel?
US exam board Pearson
What do private companies do?
Export education policies to other countries
What is the impact of Privatisation?
Nation states have become less imp in policy making
How is the private sector penetrating education?
Indirectly
How is indirect penetration shown?
Vending machines on school premises,
Displays of logos + sponsorships
What is the indirect penetration called?
‘Cola-isation’ of schools
What does Molnar argue?
Schools are targeted because of their goodwill nature for product endorsement
How are benefits to the school limited?
Only the company benefits
What does Ball find out?
A Cadbury’s sports equipment was scrapped after revealed that pupils could only qualify by eating 5,440 chocolate bars
What does Sharon Beder find out?
UK families spent £110,000 in Tesco in return for a single PC in schools
What is Education being turned into?
A ‘legitimate object of private profit-making’
