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100			_aJarl, Maria
245			_aNew public management in public education: A catalyst for the professionalization of Swedish school principals
260			_c2012
300			_ap.429-444.
520			_aNew Public Management (NPM) is one of the most significant reforms in public welfare in recent times. Making individual civil servants more dependent on the directions of the local manager than on common professional standards, previous sociological research argues that NPM results in a ﾑdeprofessionalizationﾒ of civil servants. Taking a somewhat different approach, recent public administration research indicates that NPM may, at the same time, enhance the professional status of welfare managers. By integrating the literature on the sociology of professions and public administration, this article develops a theoretical framework for understanding the influence of NPM using the example of a professional project for school principals in Sweden. Taking a process-oriented methodological approach, the result shows that Swedish school principals gained increased support for their professional project by the introduction of NPM. The article argues that NPM can function as a catalyst for welfare managers' professional projects. - Reprodu
650			_aEducation
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aPersson, Sofia
700			_aFredriksson, Andersad
773			_aPublic Administration
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909			_a97074
999			_c97074 _d97074