Economization of Education: Human Capital, Global Corporations, Skills-Based Schooling (Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (678 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138844616 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A must read - important information and insights on the effects of economic agendas on education around the world today Reader Joel Spring is a master in his field. I recommend this powerful, original, interesting, engagingly and clearly written. book to anyone who wants to understand the complex, intertwined forces shaping education globally today. The book provided me with important information and insights into the effects of economics on educatio
Joel Spring is Professor at Queens College/City University of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA.
About the AuthorJoel Spring is Professor at Queens College/City University of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA.
In this timely, cogent analysis of trends and powerful forces shaping global educational policy today, Joel Spring focuses on how economization is making economic growth and increased productivity the main goals of schools, and the ways these goals are achievedincluding measuring educational policies by their costs and economic benefits, shaping family life to ensure productive workers and high-achieving students, introducing entrepreneurship education into curricula from preschool through higher education, and increasing the involvement of economists in educational policy analysis. Economization raises questions about the effects of economically driven agendas for schools: Will education policies advocated by global organizations and multinational businesses corporatize and standardize human personalities and families? What type of global worker is being sought by global organizations and multinational corporations? What education programs are supported to educate the ideal global worker? What is the ideal family life for economic growth and development? Detailing and analyzing the politics and motivations driving economization, the book concludes with an assessment of the impacts of the confluence of business interests, economic theories, governments, and educators.. Close attention is given to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, and multinational corporations, which, as advocates of econ