1st Edition

The Corporatization of Education Selected Writings of Kenneth J. Saltman

By Kenneth J. Saltman Copyright 2025
244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

Kenneth J. Saltman is a defining voice within Education, and for 25 years he has worked to uncover the ways in which public education has been impacted by corporatization and neoliberalism, and to demonstrate what educators and citizens can do to reclaim the democratic purpose of schooling. His work is unique in the way that it bridges a number of traditions, theoretical perspectives, and ranges... Read more

1. Introduction: The Corporatization of Education – A Saltman Reader. 2. Junk-King Education.
3. Rivers of Fire: BPAmoco’s iMPACT on Education (with Robin Truth Goodman). 4. Introduction to Education as Enforcement: The Militarization and Corporatization of Schools. 5. No Contest: Edison’s Takeover of The Philadelphia Schools and The Lessons of Public School Competition. 6. Creative Associates International: Corporate Education and ‘‘Democracy Promotion’’ in Iraq. 7. Silver Linings and Golden Opportunities: The Corporate Plunder of Public Schooling in Post-Katrina New Orleans. 8. From Carnegie to Gates: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Venture Philanthropy Agenda for Public Education. 9. The Failure of Corporate School Reform. 10. Introduction to Scripted Bodies: Corporate Power, Smart Technologies, and the Undoing of Public Education. 11. Smart Drugs: Corporate Profit and Corporeal Control. 12. Toward a New Common School Movement: Reconceptualizing Education for Social Justice Globally.

Biography

Kenneth J. Saltman is Professor of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago, USA.