Principals’ financial and pedagogical challenges when choosing programs and educational materials: the scope of the private education industry for preschools
ABSTRACTThe educational services industry has grown internationally, and there has been an explosion in external programmes that teach basics and behavioural control, as well as administrative data programmes. This growth has affected the governance of preschools worldwide and spurred schoolificatio...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b40e052d33aa4480996b87e9e8326423 2024-02-11T10:05:03+01:00 Principals’ financial and pedagogical challenges when choosing programs and educational materials: the scope of the private education industry for preschools Kristín Dýrfjörð Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir Valgerður S. Bjarnadóttir 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/20004508.2023.2291887 https://doaj.org/article/b40e052d33aa4480996b87e9e8326423 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20004508.2023.2291887 https://doaj.org/toc/2000-4508 doi:10.1080/20004508.2023.2291887 2000-4508 https://doaj.org/article/b40e052d33aa4480996b87e9e8326423 Education Inquiry, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 47-62 (2024) Preschool principals manual-based programmes datafication marketisation of education schoolification Education (General) L7-991 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/20004508.2023.2291887 2024-01-14T01:50:58Z ABSTRACTThe educational services industry has grown internationally, and there has been an explosion in external programmes that teach basics and behavioural control, as well as administrative data programmes. This growth has affected the governance of preschools worldwide and spurred schoolification and marketisation. In this context, this study examines how the growth of the private education industry within the education system has influenced preschool principals’ work in Iceland. Our critical theoretical perspective aims to explore how educational trends grounded in neoliberalism have shaped the work of preschool principals. The data consisted of a questionnaire distributed to all preschool principals in Iceland. The findings showed that schoolification, informed by educational authorities and the private education industry, has shaped pedagogy and preschool principals’ autonomy. However, preschool principals are relieved to have some self-monitored programmes at hand. Thus, these changes go hand in hand with the strengthening of professionalism and external marketisation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Education Inquiry 15 1 47 62 |
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ABSTRACTThe educational services industry has grown internationally, and there has been an explosion in external programmes that teach basics and behavioural control, as well as administrative data programmes. This growth has affected the governance of preschools worldwide and spurred schoolification and marketisation. In this context, this study examines how the growth of the private education industry within the education system has influenced preschool principals’ work in Iceland. Our critical theoretical perspective aims to explore how educational trends grounded in neoliberalism have shaped the work of preschool principals. The data consisted of a questionnaire distributed to all preschool principals in Iceland. The findings showed that schoolification, informed by educational authorities and the private education industry, has shaped pedagogy and preschool principals’ autonomy. However, preschool principals are relieved to have some self-monitored programmes at hand. Thus, these changes go hand in hand with the strengthening of professionalism and external marketisation. |
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Principals’ financial and pedagogical challenges when choosing programs and educational materials: the scope of the private education industry for preschools |
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