Profit Motive in Education: Continuing the Revolution
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Profit Motive in Education: Continuing the Revolution

Profit Motive in Education: Continuing the Revolution

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James Stanfield (Contributor)  

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The UK government in common with the governments of many Western countries is in the midst of implementing policies to reform education. However, the government has, as a matter of principle, decided that profit-making schools cannot provide state-funded education even if they would lead to substantial improvements in quality. This monograph makes the case for widespread acceptance of the profit motive in education. It does so not by presenting statistics that demonstrate that profit-making organisations could drive up quality there is already a substantial literatureon this. Instead, the authors show how profit-making organisations could create an entirely new dynamic of entrepreneurship and innovation. As well as improving quality and reducing costs within existing models, such an approach could lead to the development of completely new ways ofproviding education. The authors of this monograph have a range of international experience. Many of them have run profit-making schools in countries more accepting of the profit motive than the UK, suchas Sweden. Others have struggled against the odds to participate in education reform programmes in the UK. Overall, this collection makes an important contribution to the international debate about education reform
James B. Stanfield is the development director at the E. G. West Centre, School of Education, Newcastle University. He writes a quarterly column on education for Economic Affairs, the journal of the Institute of Economic Affairs, and is also a fellow of the Adam Smith Institute.
  • Contributor: James Stanfield
  • Imprint: Institute of Economic Affairs
  • ISBN13: 9780255366465
  • Number of Pages: 144
  • Packaged Dimensions: 195x130mm
  • Packaged Weight: 232
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Institute of Economic Affairs
  • Release Date: 2012-05-29
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: James B. Stanfield is the development director at the E. G. West Centre, School of Education, Newcastle University. He writes a quarterly column on education for Economic Affairs, the journal of the Institute of Economic Affairs, and is also a fellow of the Adam Smith Institute.

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