Managerialism in Education
Amanda Greene (UCL) and Sally Riordan (University of Wolverhampton)

05.30-07.00PM (BST)

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In this paper, we analyse traditional critiques of managerialism and explore how they apply in an educational setting. We examine Goodhart’s law and use it to explain why managerialism is fundamentally different when applied to the public sector. We argue that managerialism diminishes practical judgement and consider the implications of this, including the possibilities that governmental actions appear unintelligible and that the legitimacy of government is threatened. 
 

Amanda Greene is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at UCL. Her research interests include legitimacy, democracy, human rights, and Plato’s political philosophy. Before entering academia, she worked as a consultant in the private and non-profit sectors in the United States, India, and Australia. Sally Riordan is a Senior Research Fellow in Education at the University of Wolverhampton. Her interests include measurement and social justice in education. She is currently leading a project investigating the progress of young people from lower-income households on behalf of the Social Mobility Commission.

 
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