Neoliberalism and the Global Restructuring of Knowledge and Education
Author:   Steven C. Ward
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ebooks
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9781136479212


Pages:   266
Publication Date:   12 March 2012
Format:   Electronic book text
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Neoliberalism and the Global Restructuring of Knowledge and Education


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This book examines the influence of neoliberal ideas and practices on the way knowledge has been conceptualized, produced, and disseminated over the last few decades at different levels of public education and in various national contexts around the world.

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Author:   Steven C. Ward
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781136479212


ISBN 10:   113647921
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   12 March 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Introduction: The Contemporary Politics of Knowing and Learning 1. Changing the Soul: The Contours, Currents and Contradictions of the Neoliberal Revolution 2. The Machinations of the Managerialism: New Public Management and the Diminishing Power of Knowledge Professionals 3. The Neoliberalization of Knowledge: Privatization and the New Epistemic Economy 4. The New Marketplace of Ideas: The New Knowledge Makers and their New Knowledge 5. Creating the Clever Country: Neoliberalism, Knowledge Society Policies and the Restructuring of Higher Education 6. An Island of Socialism in a Free Market Sea: Building the Market-Oriented School 7. Aligning Markets and Minds: The Responsiblized Self in the New Entrepreneurial Culture

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Steven C. Ward is Professor of Sociology at Western Connecticut State University.

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