Globalization, Privatization, and the State - Contemporary Education Reform in Post-Colonial Contexts

This text explores how the dynamics of globalization and privatization have influenced state policy and impacted education reform in Honduras. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with a focus on international and comparative education, policy analysis, globalization, and international development.

List of contents

1. The Intersection of Globalization, Privatization, and the State 2. Default Privatization in a Weak State: Manifestations of Privatization in Education Provision 3. Contemporary Education Reform Dynamics in Honduras: Privatization Through Policymaking 4. Privatization and the Modern State: Tracing Clientelism and Private Interests in Education 5. The State in Macro-Sociological Scholarship and Global Education Policy Studies: A Critical Appraisal 6. Critical Perspectives on the State: Political Economy, World Systems, and Post-Colonial Insights 7. Connecting State Theories and Extending the Post-Colonial Perspective 8. Explaining the Post-Colonial State: A Framework and Its Application 9. Within and Beyond the State: Post-Colonial Perspectives and Decolonial Directions

About the author

D. Brent Edwards Jr. is Associate Professor of Theory and Methodology in the Study of Education at the University of Hawaii, USA.
Mauro C. Moschetti is Serra-Hunter Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Faculty of Education at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
Alejandro Caravaca is Research Assistant at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.

Summary

This text explores how the dynamics of globalization and privatization have influenced state policy and impacted education reform in Honduras. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with a focus on international and comparative education, policy analysis, globalization, and international development.

Product details

• Authors: Alejandro Caravaca, D. Brent Edwards Jr., D. Brent Moschetti Edwards Jr., Mauro C. Moschetti
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032308999
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230899-9
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Education, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Finance, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Educational strategies & policy, Educational strategies and policy, Funding of education & student finance, Funding of education and student finance