GEO305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Neoliberalism, Masculinity, Knowledge Economy
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2: urban/middle class/growing, non-model schools struggle, signal of not doing well, teachers leaving to find better opportunities o falling rolls/ spirals of decline o. Small, rural, poor locations o ero reports as disciplining tool. Incurred when ero = perception of poor performance of schools. If there is then a bad review of the school will close it o poor performance o. Larger number of students to come to the other schools: closure as policy o educational development initiatives o network reviews. Initiated in 2001: 20 districts reviewed 2001-04 o targeting small schools. Less able to offer a rounded curriculum, inefficient use of resources, falling populations, anxiety regarding performance. Identify clusters of schools: review fiscal, educational effectiveness of network as a whole, effective closure: 101 schools, respond to demographic change (fiscal efficiency) o multiple small schools in close proximity o release" under-used capacity.
