The Politics of Education

The Politics of Education
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 171
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ISBN-10 : 9781317253952
ISBN-13 : 1317253957
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Book Synopsis The Politics of Education by : Kenneth J. Saltman

Download or read book The Politics of Education written by Kenneth J. Saltman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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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