Interrogating Neoliberalism and Cruel Optimism in Education - The Radical Potency of Despair

This book is a philosophical examination of the ways in which neoliberalism underpins and impedes public education. It proposes that education's adoption of neoliberal logic generates a sense of despair amongst educators, who often enter the profession with the hope of building a better, more just world.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: "Cruel optimism" and the Desire for the Possibilities of Education 2. Neoliberalism and the Cruel Dissolution of Optimism in Education 3. Tracking the "Ordinariness" of Violence that Appears in and through Education 4. Revisiting the (Mis)Promises of "Critical Pedagogy" in Neoliberal Times 5. Interrupting "Survival Time:" Pausing to "Pass Time" Together 6. Pausing to Look: Recuperating the Educational in "Survival Time" 7. Postscript: The Radical Potency of Despair

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Louise Azzarello (PhD) is a course director in the Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto. Her ongoing scholarship is informed by her background in cultural studies, philosophy of education, and draws on her 27 years as a high school educator.

Zusammenfassung

This book is a philosophical examination of the ways in which neoliberalism underpins and impedes public education. It proposes that education’s adoption of neoliberal logic generates a sense of despair amongst educators, who often enter the profession with the hope of building a better, more just world.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Louise Azzarello
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032933689
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3293368-9
• Seiten: 164
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Bildungswesen; EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Capitalism, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, EDUCATION / Teacher & Student Mentoring, teacher training, Secondary Schools, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Educational strategies and policy