Ignoring poverty in the U.S. : the corporate takeover of public education

Ignoring Poverty in the U.S.: The Corporate Takeover of Public Education examines the divide between a commitment to public education and our cultural myths and more powerful commitment to consumerism and corporate America. The book addresses poverty in the context of the following: the historical a...

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Main Author Thomas, P. L. 1961- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2012]
Subjects
Business and education > United States.
Education > Economic aspects > United States.
Poor children > Education > United States.
Education and state > United States.
Public schools > United States.
Educational equalization > United States.
Education > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Independent schools, private education.
Educational strategies and policy.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806615346
DOI10.1108/978-1-61735-785-5
Physical Description1 online resource (xxviii, 260 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements. Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Universal public education: Two possible--and contradictory--missions
  • Chapter 2. Politicians who cry "crisis": Education accountability as masking
  • Chapter 3. Legend of the fall: Snapshots of what's wrong in the education debate
  • Chapter 4. The great charter compromise: Masking corporate commitments in educational reform
  • Chapter 5. The teaching profession as a service industry
  • Chapter 6. If education cannot do everything: Education as communal praxis
  • Chapter 7. Confronting poverty again for the first time: Rising above deficit perspectives. conclusion. Note
  • References
  • About the author.

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