Bücher der Reihe Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics

There are dozens of myths surrounding educational reform today, maintaining the school¿s role in economic competitiveness, the deficiency of teachers, the benefits of increased testing, and the worthiness of privatization. In this volume, prominent educational writers tackle contemporary issues such as neoliberalism, suburban schooling, charter schools and parental involvement to uncover meaningful improvements in education which are better grounded in the social, economic, political and educational realities of today's society.

This volume will refute No Excuses Reform ideology by proposing Social Context Reform, a term coined by Paul Thomas which argues for educational change within a larger plan to reform social inequity¿such as access to health care, food, higher employment, better wages and job security. Evidence that school-only reform does not work is combined with a bold argument to expand the discourse and policy surrounding education reform to include how social, school, and classroom reform must work in unison to achieve goals of democracy, equity, and opportunity both in and through public education.

This book explores and identifies the conditions needed for the emergence of political subjectivities in international educational contexts, where neoliberal policies and practices are repeated, performed and transformed. Chapters address key theoretical discussions surrounding the different, and sometimes contradicting, norms in neoliberalism and their relationship to education, economy and politics.