The dearth of managerialism in implementation of national examinations policy

• Published in: Journal of education policy Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 55 - 81
• Main Authors: Baird, Jo-Anne, Lee-Kelley, Liz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 01.01.2009
• Subjects: Administrators; Development policy; Education policy; Educational Change; Educational Policy; examination; Examinations; Foreign Countries; Human resources; implementation; managerialism; National Competency Tests; Politics; Politics of Education; Program Implementation; Qualifications; State; Tests; United Kingdom; United Kingdom

Introducing new national examinations is a complex, multi-agency policy implementation. However, there have been some high-profile problems in examination systems in recent years. This research investigated what 10 UK managers involved in the process thought were the main problems. Time pressures we...