Manufacturing Consent for Privatization in Public Education: The Rise of a Social Finance Network in Canada

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Title: Manufacturing Consent for Privatization in Public Education: The Rise of a Social Finance Network in Canada
Language: English
Authors: Poole, Wendy, Sen, Vicheth, Fallon, Gerald
Source: Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy. Nov 2016 (180):14-46.
Availability: Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Tel: 204-474-9004; Fax: 204-474-7564; e-mail: cjeapadm@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 33
Publication Date: 2016
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Privatization, Public Education, Foreign Countries, Public Sector, Private Sector, Social Networks, Network Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Partnerships in Education, Social Responsibility, Financial Policy
Geographic Terms: Canada
ISSN: 1207-7798
Abstract: Multiple forms of privatization are emerging in the Canadian public sector, including public-private partnerships. This article focuses on one approach to public-private partnerships called "social finance," and a network of public, private, and not-for-profit organizations that promotes social finance as a means of funding public services, including education. The authors employ social network analysis to identify key members of this network, and critical discourse analysis to examine the discourse the network produces. Findings reveal a number of discursive and extra-discursive practices the network uses that legitimize social finance approaches to funding public services. These practices manufacture consent for increased privatization in the public sphere, and this has important implications for public education.
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Entry Date: 2016
Accession Number: EJ1121385
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