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Corporate elites and the reform of public education / edited by Helen M. Gunter, David Hall, Michael W. Apple.
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2017.
©2017
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 296 pages) : illustrations
Availability
Available Online
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Subject(s)
Education and state
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Social aspects
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Editor
Gunter, Helen
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Hall, Dave, 1960-
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Apple, Michael W.
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Summary note
Just what is the role of corporate elites in contemporary reforms of public universities and schools? Providing fresh perspectives on matters of governance and vibrant case studies on particular facets of education provision -- such as curriculum, teaching, and professional practices -- this book brings together contributions from the United States, Argentina, Australia, England, Indonesia, and Singapore to explore how corporate elites are increasingly influencing public education policy and service delivery locally, nationally, and across the world. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-285) and index.
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Contents
Foreword
Notes on contributors
Introduction: Scoping corporate elites and public education
Part 1: Corporatised governance: system perspectives
1. Corporate elites and the student identity market
2. The corporate false promise of techno-utopia: the case of Amplify!
3. Fighting for the local: Americans for Prosperity and the struggle for school boards
4. Axis of advantage: elites in higher education
5. Corporate elites and higher education reform: the corporatisation of academic life in Indonesia
6. Becoming a 'better' elite: the proliferation and discourses of educational travel programmes for elite youth
7. Double standards: everyday corporate strategies at an elite school in Argentina
8. (Re)producing elites: meritocracy, the state and the politics of the curriculum in Singapore
Part 2 Corporatised governance: provision perspectives
9. Fast-track leadership development programmes: the new micro-philanthropy of future elites
10. Corporate consultancy practices in education services in England
11. The business of governorship: corporate elitism in public education
12. The courtier's empire: a case study of providers and provision
13. Political and corporate elites and localised educational policy-making: the case of Kingswood Academy
14. The usual suspects? Free schools in England and the influence of corporate elites
15. When students 'speak back': challenging elite approaches to teaching, learning and education policy
Conclusion. The challenge of corporate elites and public education
References
Index.
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ISBN
1447326822 ((electronic bk.))
9781447326823 ((electronic bk.))
9781447326816
1447326814
OCLC
980741131
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