Economization of Education: Human Capital, Global Corporations, Skills-Based Schooling

by Joel Spring

Book Overview

In this timely, cogent analysis of trends and powerful forces shaping global educational policy today, Joel Spring focuses on how economization is making economic growth and increased productivity the main goals of schools, and the ways these goals are achieved-including measuring educational policies by their costs and economic benefits, shaping family life to ensure productive workers and high-achieving students, introducing entrepreneurship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138844616
• ISBN13: 9781138844612
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.8"