Schooling, Human Capital and Civilization - A Brief History From Antiquity to the Digital Era

This book explores the formation of human capital in education, interrogating its social and ethical implications, and examining its role in generating policies and practices that govern curriculum studies as an academic field.

List of contents

Introduction. 1. To rule with justice. 2. Humans as property. 3. Human-God-Machine. 4. Utilitarianism and market divinity. 5. Human capital theory. 6. Understanding the present.

About the author

Bruce Moghtader is an instructor in the Department of Educational Studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada.

Summary

This book explores the formation of human capital in education, interrogating its social and ethical implications, and examining its role in generating policies and practices that govern curriculum studies as an academic field.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Moghtader, Bruce (University of British Columbia Moghtader, Moghtader Bruce
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032426716
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242671-6
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / History, Colonialism & imperialism, Political Economy, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Colonialism and imperialism, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Curriculum planning & development, Schools, Schools and pre-schools, Educational strategies and policy, Curriculum planning and development