Rob Smith|Matt O’Leary
New Public Management in an age of austerity: knowledge and experience in further education
University of Wolverhampton|University of Wolverhampton
article originates piece educational research experiences education fe student teachers west midlands region england cohort students experienced significant upheaval college workplaces placements 20102011 academic year pressures fe funding exacerbated comprehensive spending review coalition government late 2010 prompted ongoing global economic crisis repercussions funding cuts staff students sector discussed article perceived cohort student teachers working range fe providers across west midlands many repercussions broadly seen extension existing managerialist practices justification increasing squeeze local resource allocation continues wider appeal global market realities theorise new public management npm plays important role reductive kind knowledge production policymakers fuels legitimises ongoing policy intervention see important shaping force emerging professional identity new teachers