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the rise of the market

Schools had to compete for students in order to sustain and extend their funding. This, in turn, meant that they have had to market their activities and to develop their own 'brands'. They had to sell 'the learning experience' and the particular qualities of their institution. To do this complex processes had to be reduced to easily identified packages; philosophies to sound bites; and students and their parents become 'consumers'. 

 

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