Resisting Neoliberalism in Education: Local, National and Transnational Perspectives

by Mary Hamilton and Lyn Tett

Book Overview

Neoliberalism has been widely criticized because of its role in prioritizing 'free markets' as the optimum way of solving problems and organizing society. In the field of education, this leads to an emphasis on the knowledge economy that can reduce both persons and education to economic actors and be detrimental to wider social and ethical goals.

Drawing on a range of international contexts across informal, adult, school and university settings,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447350073
• ISBN13: 9781447350071
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"