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Recognizing the dominance of neoliberal forces in education, this volume offers a range of critical essays which analyze the language used to underpin these dynamics.
Combining essays from over 20 internationally renowned contributors, this text offers a critical examination of key terms which have become increasingly central to educational discourse. Each essay considers the etymological foundation of each term, the context in which they have evolved, and likewise their changed meaning. In doing so, these essays illustrate the transformative potential of language to express or challenge political, social, and economic ideologies. The text's musings on the language of education and its implications for the current and future role of education in society make clear its relevance to today's cultural and political landscape.
This exploratory monograph will be of interest to doctoral students, researchers, and scholars with an interest in the philosophy of education, educational policy and politics, as well as the sociology of education and the impacts of neoliberalism.
List of contents
Introduction
Part I. Endangering words
- Crisis
Glenn Rikowski
- Neoliberal globalization
Spyros Themelis
- Social value
Ewen Speed
- Alienation
Inny Accioly
- Hegemony
Alpesh Maisuria
- Immiseration
Richard Hall
- Commodity
Joss Winn
- Social mobility
Spyros Themelis
- Social Inclusion
Angela Cator
- Markets
Dionysios Gouvias
- League tables and Targets
Patrick Yarker
- Managerialism
Richard Hall
- Employability
Tom G. Griffiths and Bill Robertson
- Ability
Patrick Yarker
Part II. Words of possibility
- Essence
Grant Banfield
- Reflexivity
Elisabeth Simburger
- Utopia
Tom G. Griffiths and Jo Williams
- Hope
Hasan Hüseyin Aksoy
- Social movements
Laurence Cox
- Revolutionary Pedagogy
Peter McLaren
- Alternative education
Richard Hall
- Youth
Sandra Gadelha and Claudiana Alencar
- Educators
Maria Chalari and Eleftheria Atta
- School
José Ernandi Mendes
- Post-Critical Education
Juan Ramón Rodríguez Fernández
- Educational Commons
Yannis Pechtelidis
- Socialism
Dave Hill Conclusion: Stammering
Mike Neary
Summary
Recognizing the dominance of neoliberal forces in education, this volume offers a range of critical essays which analyze the language used to underpin these dynamics.
