The idea of democratic schooling with its emphasis on equality is seriously attacked by the marketization of education. This book challenges such policies and practices through analyses of their negative consequences for social justice and democracy. (Education/Teaching)
The idea of democratic schooling with its emphasis on equality is seriously attacked by the marketization of education. This book challenges such poli...
In Sweden a new 'third way' welfarist society has led to the education system being exposed to market forces and successive waves of privatisation and this new commercial education can be characterised as a commodity in the market place. The schools have been transformed from being amongst the most highly regulated education systems in the world to being amongst the least regulated. Education and the commodity problem uses ethnographic research to investigate and describe what is often termed a changed root-metaphor of schooling in Sweden. Here control over the curriculum has changed from the...
In Sweden a new 'third way' welfarist society has led to the education system being exposed to market forces and successive waves of privatisation and...
The teaching and practice of democracy in schools might be considered particularly important in the present era as young people are spending increasing amounts of time in education. Upper secondary schools and universities are becoming more common post-school options than conventional workplaces. Consequently, the experience of democratic participation among the young people is strongly related to education spaces. Contemporary research shows the teaching of democratic values to typically emphasise individual freedom of choice and individual rights, at the expense of collective justice,...
The teaching and practice of democracy in schools might be considered particularly important in the present era as young people are spending increasin...
A state-of-the-art reference on educational ethnography edited by leading journal editors This book brings an international group of writers together to offer an authoritative state-of-the-art review of, and critical reflection on, educational ethnography as it is being theorized and practiced today from rural and remote settings to virtual and visual posts. It provides a definitive reference point and academic resource for those wishing to learn more about ethnographic research in education and the ways in which it might inform their research as well as their practice. Engaging...
A state-of-the-art reference on educational ethnography edited by leading journal editors This book brings an international group of writers tog...
