TY - JOUR
T1 - Institutional logics
T2 - Reconceptualising ‘public providers’ in post-open market technical and vocational education and training
AU - Zoellner, Don
PY - 2020/7/2
Y1 - 2020/7/2
N2 - In a number of advanced market democracies the role of public technical and vocational education and training institutions has been called into question. This is one result of a singular dominant public policy discourse favouring the provision of public services through contracting out in competitive markets. With the limitations of this default policy setting becoming increasingly apparent there is an opportunity to identify a new narrative to facilitate a transition to a less contestable training market environment. In particular, the rationale and justification for the direct public provision of vocational education through government-owned and operated institutions can be re-examined in non-market terms. However, the deep penetration of the reductionist and simplistic pro-choice competitive ideation into current policy environments has resulted in a limited, often dualistic, range of conceptual options being used by analysts. This article investigates alternative concepts before settling on the use of institutional logics to articulate the multiple contributions to the provision of the skills and knowledge made by publicly-owned institutions.
AB - In a number of advanced market democracies the role of public technical and vocational education and training institutions has been called into question. This is one result of a singular dominant public policy discourse favouring the provision of public services through contracting out in competitive markets. With the limitations of this default policy setting becoming increasingly apparent there is an opportunity to identify a new narrative to facilitate a transition to a less contestable training market environment. In particular, the rationale and justification for the direct public provision of vocational education through government-owned and operated institutions can be re-examined in non-market terms. However, the deep penetration of the reductionist and simplistic pro-choice competitive ideation into current policy environments has resulted in a limited, often dualistic, range of conceptual options being used by analysts. This article investigates alternative concepts before settling on the use of institutional logics to articulate the multiple contributions to the provision of the skills and knowledge made by publicly-owned institutions.
KW - dualism
KW - Institutional logic
KW - market
KW - public institution
KW - technical and vocational education and training
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066271524&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13636820.2019.1623295
DO - 10.1080/13636820.2019.1623295
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066271524
SN - 1363-6820
VL - 27
SP - 415
EP - 434
JO - Journal of Vocational Education and Training
JF - Journal of Vocational Education and Training
IS - 3
ER -