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Education and Neoliberal Globalization (Routledge Research in Education) - Hardcover

Book 18 of 294: Routledge Research in Education

Torres, Carlos Alberto

 
9780415991186: Education and Neoliberal Globalization (Routledge Research in Education)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415991188 ISBN 13: 9780415991186
Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

This volume by noted critical education scholar Carlos Alberto Torres takes up the question of how structural changes in schooling and the growing impacts of neoliberalism and globalization affect social change, national development, and democratic educational systems throughout the world. The first section of the book offers analytical avenues to understand and criticize the practices and policies of neoliberal states, both domestically and internationally. More than a mere lament of the state of educational policy, however, Torres also documents the critiques and alternatives developed by social movements against neoliberal governments and policies. Ultimately, his work urges readers to engage in the struggle to resist the oppressive forces of neoliberal globalization, and proactively and deliberately act in informed ways to create a better world.

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About the Author

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

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415991188
ISBN 13 
9780415991186
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
150