Politics of Education: A Critical Introduction

Politics of Education: A Critical Introduction
ISBN-10
1317253957
ISBN-13
9781317253952
Category
Education
Pages
243
Language
English
Published
2015-11-17
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Kenneth J. Saltman

Description

'The Politics of Education' provides an introduction to both the political dimensions of schooling and the politics of recent educational reform debates. The book offers both undergraduates and starting graduate students in education an understanding of numerous dimensions of the contested field of education, addressing questions of political economy and class, cultural politics, race, gender, globalisation, neoliberalism, and biopolitics. Discussions work through contemporary reform debates that include some of the most widely discussed reform topics such as school privatisation, standardised testing, common core curriculum, discipline, and technology. The book covers contemporary educational debates and seriously considers views across the political spectrum from the vantage point of critical education, emphasising schooling for broader social equality and justice.

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