Hitting the books : the politics of educational retrenchment

Type

Book

Authors

Terry Wotherspoon ( Wotherspoon, Terry )

ISBN 10

0920059635

ISBN 13

9780920059630

Tags

Education, Indigenous peoples -- Education -- Canada, Indigenous peoples -- Education, Education and state -- Canada, Education and State, Educational evaluation -- Canada, Educational evaluation, Business and education -- Canada, Business and education, Education -- Canada

Abstract

"This book brings together contributions from several academic disciplines to analyze recent debates over and trends in the reorganization of educational retrenchment not in the restricted sense of funding cutbacks, but as part of a wider process which involves the reassessment of educational programs and reallocation of resources. The book emphasizes how transformations occurring at all levels of formal education are the product of a coordinated effort by capital and the state to integrate work and education under the guise of ideologies oriented to advance Canada's ability to compete successfully in international markets. The book's chapters examine the restructuring process as well as its impact on various groups of educational participants, particularly in terms of class, race and gender relations."--Back cover.

Description

276 pages ; 23 cm.

Biblio Notes

Includes references.

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