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The Struggle for Control of Public Education. Market Ideology vs.Democratic Values.
Michael Engel
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Description for The Struggle for Control of Public Education. Market Ideology vs.Democratic Values.
Paperback. Seduced by the language of the market economy, those making decisions about education argue that market strategies promote democratic educational reform, when really they promote market reform of education. This book argues against this tendency, siding with democratic values which encourage openness, creativity, social awareness and idealism. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: JNK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 263.
\u0022One hundred years ago, children were kept out of school to be used as a cheap factory workforce; today, they are kept in school to become a cheap workforce in the factories of the future.\u0022 Seduced by the language of the market economy, those making decisions about education today argue that market strategies promote democratic educational reform, when really they promote market reform of education. Michael Engel argues against this tendency, siding with democratic values -- which encourage openness, creativity, social awareness, and idealism, whereas market values uphold individual achievement, competition, economic growth, and national security. Behind the facade ... Read more
\u0022One hundred years ago, children were kept out of school to be used as a cheap factory workforce; today, they are kept in school to become a cheap workforce in the factories of the future.\u0022 Seduced by the language of the market economy, those making decisions about education today argue that market strategies promote democratic educational reform, when really they promote market reform of education. Michael Engel argues against this tendency, siding with democratic values -- which encourage openness, creativity, social awareness, and idealism, whereas market values uphold individual achievement, competition, economic growth, and national security. Behind the facade ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566397414
SKU
V9781566397414
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About Michael Engel
Michael Engel is Professor of Political Science at Westfield State College. He has published a text on state and local politics and has served as chapter president of his faculty union. He is a school board member in Easthampton, Massachusetts.
Reviews for The Struggle for Control of Public Education. Market Ideology vs.Democratic Values.
"The Struggle for Control of Public Education is a highly charged, politically important work, written with clarity and courage, in defense of public education as a legacy endangered by the juggernaut of corporate control." -Jonathan Kozol "In this well researched, eminently readable book, Michael Engel helps us see our way through the confusion and clouded rhetoric of the conservative and ... Read more