Stealth marketisation : how international school policy is quietly challenging education systems in Asia
(2019) In Globalisation, Societies and Education 17(3). p.310-323- Abstract
Across Asia, the international school scene has experienced marketisation and corporatisation. A consequence is that many wealthier families–outside of expatriate communities–view international schools as a desirable choice, and they seek ways to enrol their children in international schools. States have responded to this situation through policies that manage the boundaries between public or national school systems and international schools. States have made compromises in their international school policies–compromises that allow markets to creep into the broader education systems. This mode of market creation is subtle: Neither families nor state agents advocate for ‘choice’ as a value, nor are there public discourses around... (More)
Across Asia, the international school scene has experienced marketisation and corporatisation. A consequence is that many wealthier families–outside of expatriate communities–view international schools as a desirable choice, and they seek ways to enrol their children in international schools. States have responded to this situation through policies that manage the boundaries between public or national school systems and international schools. States have made compromises in their international school policies–compromises that allow markets to creep into the broader education systems. This mode of market creation is subtle: Neither families nor state agents advocate for ‘choice’ as a value, nor are there public discourses around international schools in the region celebrating ‘choice’ in education. The compromises made in international school policy relate to whole education systems and have implications for inequality, citizenship, and national identity.
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- Kim, Hyejin and Mobrand, Erik LU
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- 2019
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- East and Southeast Asia, education policy, global education industry, global policy networks, International schools, marketisation
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- Globalisation, Societies and Education
- volume
- 17
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 14 pages
- publisher
- Routledge
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- scopus:85060592413
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- 1476-7724
- DOI
- 10.1080/14767724.2019.1571405
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- English
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