From Commissar to Auctioneer? The Changing Role of Directors in Managing Children's Services in a Period of Austerity

Autor/inn/en	Hulme, Rob; McKay, Jane; Cracknell, David
Titel	From Commissar to Auctioneer? The Changing Role of Directors in Managing Children's Services in a Period of Austerity
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 43 (2015) 1, S.77-91 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143213494886
Schlagwörter	Administrators; Administrator Role; Change; Public Policy; Politics; Economic Climate; Administrator Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Semi Structured Interviews; Qualitative Research; Social Services; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wandel; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politik; Wirtschaftslage; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste
Abstract	This article explores the impact of changing policy priorities on the role of director of children's services, before and after the economic crisis of 2008 and the election of the coalition government. The role of director of children's services from 2003 to 2010 was driven by the New Labour imperative to deliver regionally based integrated services, as called for in "Every Child Matters" (Department for Education and Skills, 2003). Changing political and economic priorities since the election of 2010 have recast the notion of "integrated services". The Conservative-led coalition has instead emphasised the importance of localised decision-making at institutional level in education and social services. This article reflects on the perceptions of directors, drawing on empirical data gathered from two sets of interviews conducted with directors of children's services in North-West England between 2007 and 2012. Concerns are expressed about this changing political and economic landscape which has left the role of director of children's services open to question. Recent reforms in education and health have devolved responsibility for coordinating public services to institutions, potentially marginalising broader agendas about welfare, rights, and so on for children and young people. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01