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1st Edition

Progressive Neoliberalism in Education Critical Perspectives on Manifestations and Resistance

Edited By Ajay Sharma, Mardi Schmeichel, Elizabeth Wurzburg Copyright 2023
230 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This volume makes the novel contribution of applying Nancy Fraser’s concept of progressive neoliberalism to education in order to illustrate how social justice efforts have been co-opted by neoliberal forces. As well as recognising the lack of consensus surrounding the very nature of Fraser’s concept of progressive neoliberalism, the book delivers a diversity of perspectives and methodological... Read more

Part I: Conceptual Critiques of Progressive Neoliberalism in Education

  1. Introduction: The Twin Motors of Neoliberalism and Progressivism

    2. Ajay Sharma, Mardi Schmeichel, and Elizabeth Wurzburg

  2. Progressive Neoliberalism and the Poverty of the Educational Imaginary

    3. Graham B. Slater and Alexander J. Means

  3. Dreaming of Global Ecosocialist Futures: Possible Contributions from Science and Technology Education

    4. J. Lawrence Bencze

    Part II: Manifestations of Progresive Neoliberalism in Education

  4. The Progressive Neoliberal Proxy: "Colonizing" Empowerment, Choice, and Equity in a Midwest Charter Network

    5. Angela Kraemer-Holland and Alexandra Cruz

  5. Progressive Neoliberal Teacher Education: Antithetical to Social Justice Teacher Education?

    6. Andrew F. Miller and Elizabeth Stringer Keefe

  6. Teachers as Superheroes: Ethical Jeopardy and Progressive Neoliberalism

    7. Rachel Ranschaert, Ajay Sharma, and Ruth Harman

  7. Reframing Progressive Neoliberalism: The Rhetoric of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

    8. Kerry Ann McKeon

  8. Postfeminism, Progressive Neoliberalism, and Teacher Influencers

    9. Mardi Schmeichel, Stacey Kerr, and Elizabeth Wurzburg

  9. Progressive Neoliberalism in Action: President Biden Sides with Capital in Mandating K-12 Testing in 2021

    10. Stephanie Jones

  10. The Progressive Neoliberalism of Teach For America

    11. Elisabeth E. Lefebvre, Matthew A.M. Thomas, and Katherine Crawford-Garrett

    Part III: Emerging Tools and Strategies to Disentangle Progressive Neoliberalism and Education

  11. The Capture of International Education by Progressive Neoliberalism: Illuminations, Qualifications, and Educating Beyond

    12. Paul Tarc

  12. The Chicago Teachers Unions as Counterhegemony: Organized Resistance During COVID-19

    13. Rhiannon Maton

  13. We (Re) Member: Progressive Neoliberalism and School Closure

    14. Shakita Thomas Kpetay

  14. Progressive Neoliberalism: Overview and Possible Futures

    Ajay Sharma, Mardi Schmeichel, and Elizabeth Wurzburg

Biography

Ajay Sharma is Associate Professor of Educational Theory and Practice, University of Georgia, USA.

Mardi Schmeichel is Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

Elizabeth Wurzburg is Assistant Clinical Professor of Educational Theory & Practice at the University of Georgia, USA.

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