the new right perspective on education

the new right

believe that governments should play a lesser role in areas such as education and allow market forces to play a greater role

market forces

the new right believes hat private enterprise based on competition between businesses is the most efficient way to run any service. they believe that services run by the state tend to be inefficient because, without competition, the service producers have less incentive to work hard

competition

they believe that, because there are no customers paying for the service, state education is unresponsive to its customers. they believe that competition is essential to raise standards and higher standards will create a more educated workforce that can better contribute to the economy

changes

they believe that the main purpose of education is to train a workforce, so there should be a greater emphasis on vocational training

influences UK

the new right has had an important influence on education policy in the UK including:

allowing schools to be run more independently e.g. academies and free schools

wider parental choice and competition between schools e.g. league tables and marketing