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Neoliberalism; evidence-based practice; politics; teachers; education
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Are Teachers Still The Problem? An Analysis Of The Nsw Education What Works Best Documents, Brad A. Fuller
Are Teachers Still The Problem? An Analysis Of The Nsw Education What Works Best Documents, Brad A. Fuller
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
: This paper interrogates Stacey’s assertion that New South Wales (NSW) education policy is underpinned by a ‘particular instance of neoliberalisation’ which has significant ‘direct and material impacts’ on teachers. It examines the role Evidence-based Practice can play in the neoliberalist reform of education globally and analyses the Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation’s What Works Best documents. The paper asserts that the character of education policy in NSW is consistent with the wider Global Education Reform Movement and continues to exhibit and extend the neoliberalist tendencies identified by Stacey. Furthermore, it claims that, through a collection of neoliberalist devices, …