Education policy and the Australian Education Union : resisting social neoliberalism and audit technologies / Andrew Vandenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vandenberg, Andrew, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--Australia.

Education and state.

Education--Economic aspects.

Australia.

Education--Economic aspects--Australia.

Education.

Physical Description:

xi, 203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

This book focuses on the politics of teacher resistance to the formation and implementation of neoliberal education policies in Australia. It argues that policies such as publishing examination results online amounts to auditing teachers' work, and assumes incompetence from teachers, which ultimately results in diversting teachers from their true professional responsibilities. The book outlines the rise and transnational networks that promote market-oriented methods of explanations for why this education policy was strengthened in Australia in 2010. It also reviews a range of arguments about professional unionism, and reflects on the history of the Australian Education Union and its capacity to resist social neoliberalism. The book concludes by reporting on a case-study in which principals, teachers and parents at two ordinary schools in Australia have managed to keep market forces at bay. It will appeal to students and researchers in the fields of education and sociology, particularly those interested in education policy, political ideology, unionism, and schools--back cover.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Why did the ALP introduce the My School website?

3. Is professional unionism a model for teachers?

4. Australian Education Union responses to the GERM

5. Two schools

6. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-188) and index.

ISBN:

9783319680460

3319680463

OCLC:

1002128067