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Author:   Carlos Alberto Torres (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v. 18
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780415991186

ISBN 10:   0415991188
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   04 November 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword. Introduction: Social Theory and Education: Against Neoliberal Globalization. Part I: A Critique of Neoliberal Globalization 1. Globalizations and Education 2. The Banking Education of the World Bank: Expert Knowledge, External Assistance and Educational Reform in the Age of Neoliberalism: A Critique of the World Bank 3. No Child Left Behind: A BrainChild of Neoliberalism and American Politics Part II: From Critique to Utopia: Alternatives to Neoliberal Globalization 4. Education, Teachers Unions and the State: The Theses of Lisbon. 5. The Political Pedagogy of Paulo Freire. 6. Critical Social Theory and Educational Research 7. Globalizations, Education and Transformative Social Justice Learning: A Preliminary Draft of a Theory of Marginality Part III: Biography as a Genre of Political Pedagogical Struggle 8. Education, Power and Personal Biography: An Interview with Carlos Alberto Torres by Armando Alcántara Santuario. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Reminding us that education and politics are inseparable Torres unapologetically offers a powerful theoretical critique of neoliberal globalization. In so doing, he engages the relationship of neoliberal globalization to education, while insisting on alternatives and new possibilities. --Review of Higher Education

"""Reminding us that education and politics are inseparable Torres unapologetically offers a powerful theoretical critique of neoliberal globalization. In so doing, he engages the relationship of neoliberal globalization to education, while insisting on alternatives and new possibilities.""--Review of Higher Education"

Reminding us that education and politics are inseparable Torres unapologetically offers a powerful theoretical critique of neoliberal globalization. In so doing, he engages the relationship of neoliberal globalization to education, while insisting on alternatives and new possibilities. -Review of Higher Education

Author Information

Carlos Alberto Torres is Professor of Social Sciences and Comparative Education at the Graduate School of Education, UCLA.

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