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Classroom Struggle? Market Oriented Education Reforms and their Impact on the Teacher Labour Process

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  • Jackie Sinclair

    (University of the West of England, Bristol)

  • Mike Ironside

    (Keele University)

  • Roger Seifert

    (Keele University)

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The reforms introduced through the Education Reform Act 1988 have brought about a radical redistribution of authority in the school system. The reform process includes the introduction of competitive markets, the erosion of the democratic structures that previously underpinned the state school sector, and the centralization of power over both funding and educational issues. This article examines the impact of these changes on the teacher labour process, drawing from recent research in schools in England and from earlier research on schools in the USA. Teacher labour is being transformed in several ways; reduced autonomy, deskilling, work intensification, and increased labour flexibility are identified. Some consideration is given to teacher responses, noting the importance of trade union responses for this traditionally highly organised group of employees.

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  • Jackie Sinclair & Mike Ironside & Roger Seifert, 1996. "Classroom Struggle? Market Oriented Education Reforms and their Impact on the Teacher Labour Process," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 10(4), pages 641-661, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:10:y:1996:i:4:p:641-661
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    1. Hanlon, G., 1997. "Commercialising the service class and economic restructuring--a response to my critics," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 22(8), pages 843-855, November.

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