Neoliberalism, with its worldview of competition, choice and
calculation, its economisation of everything, and its will to govern
has ‘sunk its roots deep’ into Early Childhood Education and Care.
This book considers its deeply detrimental impacts upon young
children, families, settings and the workforce. Through an exploration
of possibilities for resistance and refusal, and reflection on the
significance of the coronavirus pandemic, Roberts-Holmes and Moss
provide hope that neoliberalism’s current hegemony can be
successfully contested. The book provides a critical introduction to
neoliberalism and three closely related and influential concepts –
Human Capital theory, Public Choice theory and New Public Management
– as well as an overview of the impact of neoliberalism on
compulsory education, in particular through the Global Education
Reform Movement. With its main focus on Early Childhood Education and
Care, this book argues that while neoliberalism is a very powerful
force, it is ‘deeply problematic, eminently resistible and
eventually replaceable’ – and that there are indeed alternatives.
Neoliberalism and Early Childhood Education is an insightful
supplement to the studies of students and researchers in Early
Childhood Education and Sociology of Education, and is also highly
relevant to policy makers.
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ISBN
9780429638749
Publisert
2020
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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