Neoliberalism and Early Childhood Education - Markets, Imaginaries and Governance

This book considers deeply detrimental impacts upon young children, families, settings and the workforce. Through an exploration of possibilities for resistance and refusal, and reflection on the significance of the coronavirus pandemic, the authors provide hope that neoliberalism's current hegemony can be successfully contested.

Sommario

1. Neoliberalism’s Moment 2. Neoliberalism and the Wider World of Education 3. Neoliberalism and Markets 4. Neoliberalism and its Imaginary 5. Neoliberalism and Governance 6. Resistance, Crises and Transformation A Pandemic Postscript

Info autore

Guy Roberts-Holmes is Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK. His previous books include The Datafication of Primary and Early Years Education (Bradbury and Roberts-Holmes, 2017, Routledge).
Peter Moss is Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Provision at UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK. He co-edited the ‘Contesting Early Childhood’ series for its first ten years; his last book for the series was Alternative Narratives in Early Childhood Education (2018, Routledge).

Riassunto

This book considers deeply detrimental impacts upon young children, families, settings and the workforce. Through an exploration of possibilities for resistance and refusal, and reflection on the significance of the coronavirus pandemic, the authors provide hope that neoliberalism’s current hegemony can be successfully contested.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Moss, Guy Roberts-Holmes, Guy (Ucl Institute of Education Roberts-Holmes, Roberts-Holmes Guy
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.04.2021
• EAN: 9780367140823
• ISBN: 978-0-367-14082-3
• Pagine: 234
• Serie: Contesting Early Childhood
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; EDUCATION / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, Educational strategies & policy, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy