Education Policy & Politics Books

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41. Educating for the Knowledge Economy?

    Critical perspectives

    Edited by Hugh Lauder, Michael Young, Harry Daniels, Maria Balarin, John Lowe

    The promise, embraced by governments around the world, is that the knowledge economy will provide knowledge workers with a degree of autonomy and permission to think which enables them to be creative and to attract high incomes. What credence should we give to this promise? The current economic...

    Published January 5th 2012 by Routledge
42. Education, Philosophy and Politics

    The Selected Works of Michael A. Peters

    By Michael A Peters

    Series: World Library of Educationalists

    In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and/practical contributions - so the world can read them in...

    Published January 5th 2012 by Routledge
43. Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care

    International Perspectives

    Edited by Carmen Dalli, Mathias Urban

    The professionalism of the early childhood sector has gained prominence on the policy agendas of many countries. National pedagogical frameworks or curricula and an upsurge of pathways to gaining or upgrading qualifications has led to a pervasive terminology of professionalism. Yet, despite the...

    Published December 31st 2011 by Routledge
44. Neoliberalism and the Global Restructuring of Knowledge and Education

    By Steven C. Ward

    Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

    This book examines the influence of neoliberal ideas and practices on the way knowledge has been conceptualized, produced, and disseminated over the last few decades at different levels of public education and in various national contexts around the world....

    Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
45. Education in the Black Diaspora

    Perspectives, Challenges, and Prospects

    Edited by Kassie Freeman, Ethan Johnson

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    This volume gathers scholars from around the world in a comparative approach to the various educational struggles of people of African descent, advancing the search for solutions and bringing to light new facets of the experiences of black people in the era of globalization....

    Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
46. Educating for Diversity and Social Justice

    By Amanda Keddie

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    Educating for Diversity and Social Justice foregrounds the personal stories of educators who are engaging the space of schooling as a site of possibility for realizing the goals of social justice. It is a book inspired by a vision of education as a practice of freedom where young people –...

    Published December 20th 2011 by Routledge
47. Education and Incarceration

    Edited by Erica R. Meiners, Maisha T. Winn

    The United States of America is in possession of the largest prison population in the world, with 2.3 million people currently behind bars. This number is predominantly and disproportionately made up of communities of colour and poverty. Between 1987 and 2007, the U.S. prison population tripled;...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
48. Education for Sustainability

    Becoming Naturally Smart

    By Paul Clarke

    In this book, Paul Clarke argues that in order to live sustainably we need to learn how to live and flourish in our environment in a manner that uses finite resources with ecologically informed discretion. Education is perfectly placed to create the conditions for innovative and imaginative...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
49. Art and Social Justice Education

    Culture as Commons

    Edited by Therese M. Quinn, John Ploof, Lisa J. Hochtritt

    Art and Social Justice Education offers inspiration and tools for educators to craft critical, meaningful, and transformative arts education curriculum and arts integration projects. The images, descriptive texts, essays, and resources are grounded within a clear social justice framework...

    Published December 18th 2011 by Routledge
50. Setting Performance Standards

    Foundations, Methods, and Innovations, 2nd Edition

    Edited by Gregory J. Cizek

    Setting standards of performance is a ubiquitous task in education licensure, certification, and credentialling. It is found in elementary schooling, the professions, commercial applications, and governmental and private organizations. It is one of the most complex, controversial, and vexing issues...

    Published December 18th 2011 by Routledge