Demythologizing Educational Reforms

Responses to the Political and Corporate Takeover of Education
Herausgeber: Costigan, Arthur T.; Grey, Leslee

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Produktbeschreibung

There are dozens of myths surrounding educational reform today, maintaining the school's role in economic competitiveness, the deficiency of teachers, the benefits of increased testing, and the worthiness of privatization. In this volume, the editors argue that this discussion has been co-opted to reflect the values and worldviews of special interest groups such as elites in power, politicians, corporate educational foundations, and the media. Prominent educational writers tackle contemporary issues such as neoliberalism, suburban schooling, charter schools and parental involvement. They expose the "logic behind the talk" and critically examine these problematic beliefs to uncover meaningful improvements in education which are better grounded in the social, economic, political and educational realities of contemporary society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 315g
• ISBN-13: 9781138286726
• ISBN-10: 1138286729
• Artikelnr.: 47174023

Autorenporträt

Arthur T. Costigan is Associate Professor of Education at Queens College, City University of New York, USA. Leslee Grey is Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations, Secondary Education and Youth at Queens College, City University of New York, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Demythologizing Educational Reforms: Thirty Years Since A Nation at Risk
Arthur T. Costigan 2. The Neoliberal Myth: Narrative Resistance to
Democratic Education Bryan Metcalfe 3. Class Struggle and Education:
Neoliberalism, (Neo)-conservatism, and the Capitalist Assault on Public
Education: A Marxist Analysis Dave Hill 4. Debunking the Myth of
Standardized Education to Promote Equity and Rigor Debra A. Root 5. An
Inquiry into the Myth of Neutrality: Curriculum and Pedagogy in an Age of
Terrorism Jessica A. Heybach 6. Deceptive Data: How the Corporate Reform
Movement Uses Standardized Tests to Achieve the Neoliberal Agenda David
Hursh 7. Behind the Common Core Standards Movement: OECD's PISA and Global
Education Policy Richard D. Lakes 8. Charter Schools: Appearance Verses
Essence Shawgi Tell 9. The Myth of Preparation and the Futility of Teacher
Education Programs Eric C. Sheffield 10. From K-EdD: Understanding the
Cycle of Compliance and Teacher Education's Complicity in Neoliberal School
Reform David Gabbard Afterword Leslee Grey