‘Ducking and diving’ adult educator agency in testing times: insights from England and New Zealand

References

• Action for ESOL. 2012. “The ESOL Manifesto.” Accessed June 1, 2013. http://actionforesol.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ESOL-manifesto-leaflet-v4b-online.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Apple, M. 2001. “Comparing Neo-Liberal Projects and Inequality in Education.” Comparative Education 37 (4): 409–423. 10.1080/03050060120091229.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Apps, J. W. 1973. Toward a Working Philosophy of Adult Education. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education.
   Google Scholar
• Armstrong, P., and N. Miller. 2006. “Whatever Happened to Social Purpose? Adult educators' Stories of Political Commitment and Change.” International Journal of Lifelong Education 25 (3): 291–305. 10.1080/02601370600697151.
   Google Scholar
• Ball, M. J. 2009. “Learning, Labour and Employability.” Studies in the Education of Adults 41 (1): 39–52.
   Google Scholar
• Ball, S. 2000. “Performativities and Fabrications in the Education Economy: Towards the Performative Society.” Australian Educational Researcher 17 (3): 1–24. 10.1007/BF03219719.
   Google Scholar
• Ball, S. 2012. “Performativity, Commodification and Commitment: An I-Spy Guide to the Neoliberal University.” British Journal of Educational Studies 60 (1): 17–28. 10.1080/00071005.2011.650940.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bathmaker, A., and H. Harnett. 2010. Exploring Learning, Identity and Power through Life History and Narrative Research. London: Routledge.
   Google Scholar
• Benseman, J. 2002. “Kotare: Building a Radical Alternative in New Zealand Adult Education.” New Zealand Journal of Adult Learning 30 (1): 23–39.
   Google Scholar
• Biesta, G., and M. Tedder. 2007. “Agency and Learning in the Lifecourse: Towards an Ecological Perspective.” Studies in the Education of Adults 39 (2): 132–149.
   Google Scholar
• BIS (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills). 2011. New Challenges, New Chances: Skills Investment Statement 2011–2014: Investing in a World Class Skills System. London: BIS.
   Google Scholar
• Bowl, M. 2010. “University Continuing Education in a Neoliberal Landscape: Developments in England and Aotearoa New Zealand.” International Journal of Lifelong Education 29 (6): 723–738. 10.1080/02601370.2010.523946.
   Google Scholar
• Bowl, M., and R. Tobias. 2012. “Learning from the Past, Organising for the Future: Adult and Community Education in Aotearoa New Zealand.” Adult Education Quarterly 62 (3): 272–286. 10.1177/0741713611403830.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Coben, D. 1998. Radical Heroes: Gramsci, Freire and the Politics of Adult Education. New York, NY: Garland.
   Google Scholar
• Codd, J. 1999. “Educational Reform, Accountability and the Culture of Distrust.” New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 34 (1): 45–53.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Crowther, J. 2004. “‘In and Against’ Lifelong Learning: Flexibility and the Corrosion of Character.” International Journal of Lifelong Education 23 (2): 125–136. 10.1080/0260137042000184174.
   Google Scholar
• Dewey, J. 1938. Education and Experience. New York: Collier Books.
   Google Scholar
• Elias, J. L., and S. B. Merriam. 1994. Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education. Malabar: Kreiger.
   Google Scholar
• Emirbayer, M., and A. Mische. 1998. “What is Agency?” American Journal of Sociology 103 (4): 962–1023. 10.1086/231294.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fieldhouse, R. 1996. A History of Modern British Adult Education. Leicester: NIACE.
   Google Scholar
• Fitzgerald, T. 2008. “The Continuing Politics of Mistrust: Performance Management and the Erosion of Professional Work.” Journal of Educational Administration and History 40 (2): 113–128. 10.1080/00220620802210871.
   Google Scholar
• Freire, P. 1972. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
   Google Scholar
• Gewirtz, S., and S. Ball. 2000. “From ‘Welfarism’ to ‘New Managerialism’: Shifting Discourses of School Leadership in the Education Market Place.” Discourse 21 (3): 253–267. 10.1080/713661162.
   Google Scholar
• Giddens, A. 1990. The Consequences of Modernity. Cambridge: Polity Press.
   Google Scholar
• Goodson, I. 1994. “Studying the Teacher's Life and Work.” Teaching and Teacher Education 10 (1): 29–37. 10.1016/0742-051X(94)90038-8.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Govers, E. 2010. “On the Impact of Government Policy on Programme Design in New Zealand Post-Compulsory Education.” Research in Post-Compulsory Education 15 (2): 141–158. 10.1080/13596741003790666.
   Google Scholar
• Hall, D., and I. Hall. 1996. Practical Social Research. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
   Google Scholar
• Harvey, D. 2007. A Brief History of Neoliberalism. New York: Oxford University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Heimstra, R. 1988. “Translating Personal Values and Philosophy into Political Action.” In Ethical Issues in Adult Education, edited by R. G. Brockett, 178–194. New York: Columbia University Teachers’ College.
   Google Scholar
• Hyland, T. 1994. Competence, Education and NVQs: Dissenting Perspectives. London: Cassell Education.
   Google Scholar
• Irwin, J. 2012. Paulo Freire's Philosophy of Education. London: Continuum.
   Google Scholar
• Lawy, R., and M. Tedder. 2009. “Meeting Standards: Teacher Education in the Further Education Sector: What of the Agency of Teacher Educators?” Studies in the Education of Adults 41 (1): 53–67.
   Google Scholar
• Mezirow, J. 1991. Transformative Dimensions of Learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Education. 2010. “Tertiary Education Strategy 2010–2015.” Accessed November 1, 2011. www.minedu.govt.nz/tertiaryeducationstrategy
   Google Scholar
• Nyerere, J. K. 1976. “Adult Education and Development: Speech at the World Assembly of the ICAE.” Adult Education and Development 67: 77–88.
   Google Scholar
• Phillips, D. 2009. “Policy Borrowing in Education: Framework for Analysis.” In International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research, edited by J. Zajda, 23–34. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
   Google Scholar
• Rogers, C. 1969. Freedom to Learn. Columbus, OH: Charles F. Merrill.
   Google Scholar
• Rust, V. D. 2000. “Education Policy Studies and Comparative Education.” In Learning from Comparing, edited by R. Alexander, M. Osborn, and D. Phillips, 13–39. Wallingford: Symposium Books.
   Google Scholar
• Seddon, T. 1997. “Education: Deprofessionalized? Or Regulated, Reorganised and Reauthorized?” Australian Journal of Education 41 (3): 228–246. 10.1177/000494419704100303.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Silverman, D. 2000. Doing Qualitative Research. London: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Tobias, R. 1996. “What do Adult and Community Educators Share in Common?” In The Fourth Sector, edited by J. Benseman, B. Findsen, and M. Scott, 38–63. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press.
   Google Scholar
• Tobias, R. 2004. “Lifelong Learning Policies and Discourses: Critical Reflections from Aotearoa New Zealand.” International Journal of Lifelong Education 23 (6): 569–588. 10.1080/026037042000311488.
   Google Scholar
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 2001. “MOST Annual Report.” Accessed May 23, 2013. http://www.unesco.org/most/most_ar_part1c.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Walker, R. 1990. Ka Whaiwhai Tonu Matou: Struggle Without End. Auckland: Penguin.
   Google Scholar
• Waters, M. 1995. Globalization. London: Routledge.
   Google Scholar
• Wilkins, C., H. Busher, M. Kakos, C. Mohamed, and J. Smith. 2012. “Crossing Borders: New Teachers Co-Constructing Professional Identity in Performative Times.” Professional Development in Education 38 (1): 65–77. 10.1080/19415257.2011.587883.
   Google Scholar
• Zepke, N. 2009. “A Future for Adult Lifelong Education in Aotearoa New Zealand: Neoliberal or Cosmopolitan?” International Journal of Lifelong Education 28 (6): 751–761. 10.1080/02601370903293211.
   Google Scholar
• Zinn, L. 1990. “Identifying Your Philosophical Orientation.” In Adult Learning Methods: A Guide for Effective Instruction, edited by M. W. Galbraith, 39–77. Malabar: Krieger.
   Google Scholar