«I am deeply grateful to the author for clarifying the task of education reform in South Korea by capturing the distorted framing of 'political neutrality of education' as the core problem of Korean education, and empirically exploring its anti-educational consequences.» (Minjung Kang, Member of the 21st Parliament of South Korea)
«The Neutral Education Trap provides a fascinating insight into how the laws and ideologies of teacher neutrality or educational neutrality have made students and citizens de-political and conformist.» (Dongchoon Kim, Professor of SungKongHoe...
«I am deeply grateful to the author for clarifying the task of education reform in South Korea by capturing the distorted framing of 'political ne...
Mike Neary was a renowned critical educator, Professor of Sociology at the University of Lincoln, and a founding member of the Social Science Centre, Lincoln. He died in January 2023, and in the months prior to his death, the editors of this book met with Mike and, with his guidance, worked with him on a collection of his writings. Mike was once asked why he wrote and he responded, «I write for the future» This book gathers some of his key writings to keep alive the critical legacy which Mike's life and work embodied. It contains a body of work written by Mike on his own, with his close...
Mike Neary was a renowned critical educator, Professor of Sociology at the University of Lincoln, and a founding member of the Social Science Centr...
