Neo-Liberalism, Globalization and Human Capital Learning: Reclaiming Education for Democratic Citizenship

✍ Scribed by Emery J. Hyslop-Margison, Alan M. Sears

• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 175
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

With a highly accessible and lucid text this book reviews the political shift toward neo-liberal ideology and explores its tremendous impact on education. It maps out in careful detail the theoretical foundations of democratic citizenship by asking the question: What does it mean to learn and live in a democracy and what responsibilities, capacities and knowledge does a citizen need to fulfill these requirements?

✦ Table of Contents

1402034210......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Contributing Authors......Page 7
Foreword......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 12
1. Neo-Liberalism, Ideology and Education......Page 13
2. Democracy, Citizenship and Social Equality......Page 37
3. Principles of Democratic Learning: Policy and Program Review......Page 69
4. A Conceptual Framework for Democratic Learning......Page 106
5. Critical Thinking and Democratic Virtues......Page 136
References......Page 164
L......Page 174
W......Page 175