Private learning, public needs : the neoliberal assault on democratic education / Eric J. Weiner. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weiner, Eric J., 1967-

Series:

Teaching contemporary scholars ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical pedagogy--United States.

Critical pedagogy.

Education--Economic aspects--United States.

Education.

Literacy--United States.

Literacy.

Conservatism--United States.

Conservatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (p. cm.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Private Learning, Public Needs looks at the devastating effects neoliberal globalization continues to have on education, schooling, and literacy development in the United States."--Jacket.

Contents:

Neoliberal Globalization and the Question of Adult Literacy Education

Neoliberal Ideology, State Curriculum Standards, and the Manufacturing of Educational Needs

Leaving Adults Behind: The Conservative and Neoliberal Attack on Adult Learners

The Work of Critical Theory in a Neoliberal Age

Paths from Erich Fromm: Rethinking Authority Pedagogically

Secretary Paulo Freire and the Democratization of Power: Toward a Theory of Transformative Leadership

Critical Pedagogies and Literacies for a Neoliberal Age

Beyond Remediation: Ideological Literacies of Learning in Developmental Classrooms

Beyond "Doing" Cultural Studies: Toward a Cultural Studies of Critical Pedagogy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph