The Great American Education-Industrial Complex: Ideology, Technology, and Profit
Author:   Anthony G. Picciano (Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA) ,  Joel Spring (Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415524131


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   29 October 2012
Format:   Hardback
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The Great American Education-Industrial Complex: Ideology, Technology, and Profit


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Author:   Anthony G. Picciano (Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA) ,  Joel Spring (Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9780415524131


ISBN 10:   041552413
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   29 October 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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"Preface 1. Introduction to the Education-Industrial Complex and the Power of Networks 2. The Flat World as Shaped by the Shadow Elite 3. Technology in American Education 4. Corporate Influences: No Child Left Behind, Privatization, and Commercialization 5. Profits, Products and Privatization 6. Foundations and Think Tanks: Policies and Ideas Supporting the Educational-Industrial Complex 7. Media: News Media, Edutainment and the Education-Industrial Complex 8. Conclusion: ""A Nation at Risk"" Redux About the Authors Index"

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Anthony G. Picciano is Professor and Executive Officer, Ph.D. Program in Urban Education, Graduate Center, and Professor, Hunter College, City University of New York. Joel Spring is Professor, Queens College and Graduate Center, City University of New York.

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