1st Edition

Neoliberal Education Reform Gendered Notions in Global and Local Contexts

By Sarah A. Robert Copyright 2016
138 Pages
by Routledge

138 Pages
by Routledge

138 Pages
by Routledge

The restructuring of teaching is a global issue, the result of a transnational movement of policy. Gender shapes the occupational reform and binds the global-to-the-local movement of reform ideas. Gender is also implicated in how policy is done and how it leads to particular outcomes. This volume examines the behind-the-scenes work done to make sense of reform and implement it during the workday... Read more

Introduction 1. Transforming teachers’ gendered work in and out of the classroom 2. How we get work: teacher preparation and the job search 3. Navigating new curriculum and school structures 4. Negotiating incentives and salary bonuses 5. Extracurricular work in and for an unequal society  Conclusion

Biography

Sarah A. Robert is Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Buffalo, USA.