Creating a Teaching Underclass: The Federal Government, the NSW Teachers Federation and the Contracting-out of the Adult Migrant English Service in New South Wales, Australia

Kelvin McQueen

Creating a Teaching Underclass: The Federal Government, the NSW Teachers Federation and the Contracting-out of the Adult Migrant English Service in New South Wales, Australia

Kelvin McQueen

Leadership, Pedagogy, Diversity and Inclusion

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The Adult Migrant English Service (AMES) in New South Wales, Australia, was contracted-out by the Australian Federal government in 1998. This article examines the response of the New South Wales Teachers Federation (the public school teachers' union), as well as the effects of contracting-out on the AMES teaching workforce, and considers the underlying motives of governments engaging in the privatisation of educational services. The conclusion is that governments contract-out to create a 'class' of deunionised and low-paid workers, while largely ignoring private provider efficiency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Trans Tasman Labour History Conference
Editors	Raymond Markey
Place of Publication	Auckland, New Zealand
Publisher	Auckland University of Technology, Centre for Work and Labour Market Studies
Pages	43-50
ISBN (Print)	9780473119072, 9780473119065
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Trans Tasman Labour History: Comparative or Transnational? - AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 30 Jan 2007 → 1 Feb 2007

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Conference	Trans Tasman Labour History: Comparative or Transnational?
City	Auckland, New Zealand
Period	30/01/07 → 1/02/07

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History and Philosophy of Education

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McQueen, K. (2007). Creating a Teaching Underclass: The Federal Government, the NSW Teachers Federation and the Contracting-out of the Adult Migrant English Service in New South Wales, Australia. In R. Markey (Ed.), Proceedings of the Trans Tasman Labour History Conference (pp. 43-50). Auckland University of Technology, Centre for Work and Labour Market Studies. https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/2297

McQueen, Kelvin. / Creating a Teaching Underclass : The Federal Government, the NSW Teachers Federation and the Contracting-out of the Adult Migrant English Service in New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the Trans Tasman Labour History Conference. editor / Raymond Markey. Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University of Technology, Centre for Work and Labour Market Studies, 2007. pp. 43-50

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Creating a Teaching Underclass: The Federal Government, the NSW Teachers Federation and the Contracting-out of the Adult Migrant English Service in New South Wales, Australia. / McQueen, Kelvin.
Proceedings of the Trans Tasman Labour History Conference. ed. / Raymond Markey. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University of Technology, Centre for Work and Labour Market Studies, 2007. p. 43-50.

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Creating a Teaching Underclass: The Federal Government, the NSW Teachers Federation and the Contracting-out of the Adult Migrant English Service in New South Wales, Australia

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