Resisting Neoliberalism in Education: Local, National and Transnational Perspectives

Resisting Neoliberalism in Education: Local, National and Transnational Perspectives
ISBN-10
1447350065
ISBN-13
9781447350064
Category
Education
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2019-08-28
Publisher
Policy Press
Authors
Mary, Hamilton, Lyn

Description

Neoliberalism has been widely criticised because of its role in prioritising ‘free markets’ as the optimum way of solving problems and organising society. In the field of education, this leads to an emphasis on the knowledge economy to the detriment of wider social and ethical goals in ways that reduce both persons and education to solely economic actors. Drawing on an international range of contexts across informal, adult, school and university settings, this book provides innovative examples that show how neoliberalism in education can be challenged and changed at the local, national and transnational levels in order to foster a more democratic culture.

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