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Steven J. Courtney

Steven J. Courtney is a critical sociologist of educational leadership at the University of Manchester. His recent research projects have explored issues including educational leadership in a multi-academy trust; privatisation in education in Europe; and the policy enactment of internationalisation by educational leaders in Higher Education. Steven is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Critical Studies in Education and an elected Council member of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society.

Written by Steven J. Courtney

  1. Fighting the commercialisation of education

    Time to turn the tide: Privatisation trends in education in the Caribbean

    Steven J. Courtney, Rinnelle Lee-Piggott
    9 February 2022

    This report is an initial mapping of education privatisation trends in the Caribbean region and will form the basis for further analysis and union action. It draws attention to favourable conditions for privatisation across the region, including a chronic underfunding of public education systems.

    Time to turn the tide: Privatisation trends in education in the Caribbean
    1. Time to turn the tide: Privatisation trends in education in the Caribbean - full research paper
    2. Time to turn the tide: Privatisation trends in education in the Caribbean - Summary of findings
  2. Fighting the commercialisation of education 9 February 2022

    Privatisation Trends in Education in the Caribbean

    Steven J. Courtney, Rinnelle Lee-Piggott

    Privatisation has been a focus of education research for many years, particularly in western liberal democracies. However, the phenomenon is relatively under-researched within the Caribbean region. This matters.

    Privatisation Trends in Education in the Caribbean