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Thinking about managerialism
'Thinking about managerialism' is a short monograph which considers the origins of the managerialism that now controls higher education. As well as educationalists, this essay may be of interest to practitioners outside of education as the same causes and effects of managerialism apply to many other professions.
'[Managerialism] may well involve the most significant shift in the discursive construction of professional practice and professional responsibility that any of us will ever experience. It is characterised by the removal of the locus of power from the knowledge of practising professionals to auditors, policy-makers and statisticians, none of whom need know anything about the profession in question.' Davies (2003: 91)
'Whilst [there are] a lot of really nice university administrators and managers, we have also all met some who seem to think that when academics aren’t in front of a class of students they must be at home watching daytime television. Good academic work, whatever the discipline, must always have a large creative element. It is also frequently a solitary activity and one not amenable to the usual labour process controls. Like many forms of creativity, the hard work involved is often invisible. The realities of creative academic work … are frequently not appreciated or understood either by non-academics more widely or by some administrators within universities who have never done academic work.' (Bolden, Kenway and Epstein 2005: 18)
'Thinking about managerialism' is a companion to two of the author’s other 'Thinking about the student as customer' and 'Lecturing in higher education'. These and more by Dr Stephen Fox are available from the Kindle store.
Davies, B. 2003. Death to Critique and Dissent? 'Gender and Education'. Vol. 15. Issue 1:91-103.
Bolden, R., Kenway, J., Epstein, D. 2005. 'Academic’s Support Kit'. Sage. London.
What’s in this book?
Topics presented and discussed in this book include (the list is not exhaustive):
* The UK transformation from a welfare state to a market state
* The demise of the professional's judgement and authority
* The rise of the client and the new managerialism
* Managerial models of tertiary education
'[Managerialism] may well involve the most significant shift in the discursive construction of professional practice and professional responsibility that any of us will ever experience. It is characterised by the removal of the locus of power from the knowledge of practising professionals to auditors, policy-makers and statisticians, none of whom need know anything about the profession in question.' Davies (2003: 91)
'Whilst [there are] a lot of really nice university administrators and managers, we have also all met some who seem to think that when academics aren’t in front of a class of students they must be at home watching daytime television. Good academic work, whatever the discipline, must always have a large creative element. It is also frequently a solitary activity and one not amenable to the usual labour process controls. Like many forms of creativity, the hard work involved is often invisible. The realities of creative academic work … are frequently not appreciated or understood either by non-academics more widely or by some administrators within universities who have never done academic work.' (Bolden, Kenway and Epstein 2005: 18)
'Thinking about managerialism' is a companion to two of the author’s other 'Thinking about the student as customer' and 'Lecturing in higher education'. These and more by Dr Stephen Fox are available from the Kindle store.
Davies, B. 2003. Death to Critique and Dissent? 'Gender and Education'. Vol. 15. Issue 1:91-103.
Bolden, R., Kenway, J., Epstein, D. 2005. 'Academic’s Support Kit'. Sage. London.
What’s in this book?
Topics presented and discussed in this book include (the list is not exhaustive):
* The UK transformation from a welfare state to a market state
* The demise of the professional's judgement and authority
* The rise of the client and the new managerialism
* Managerial models of tertiary education
29 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 13, 2014
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