Making Workers (Paperback)

Katharyne Mitchell

ISBN 10: 0745399851 / ISBN 13: 9780745399850

Published by Pluto Press, London, 2017

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Paperback. As globalisation transforms the organisation of society, so too is its impact felt in the classroom. Katharyne Mitchell argues that schools are spaces in which neoliberal practices are brought to bear on the lives of children. Education's narratives, actors and institutions play a pivotal role in the social and political formation of youth as workers in a capitalist economy. Mitchell looks at the formation of student identity and allegiance as well as spaces of resistance. She investigates the transition to educational narratives emphasising flexibility and strategic global entrepreneurialism and examines the role of education in a broader political project of producing new generations of economically insecure but compliant workers. Scrutinising the impact of an influx of new actors, practices and policies, Mitchell argues that public education is the latest institution to embrace the neoliberal logic of 'choice' pertaining to schools, faculty, and curricula that, if unchallenged, will lead to further incursions of the market and increased socioeconomic inequality. Shines a light on how modern education shapes students into becoming compliant workers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Workers (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pluto Press, London
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745399851
• ISBN 13: 9780745399850
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

As neoliberalist logic sinks deeper into our society with each passing year, its impact on the education system increases. In Making Workers, Katharyne Mitchell argues that education, in a context of shifting spaces, narratives, actors, and values, plays a critical role in the social and political formation of youth. She argues that education is undergoing an imperative shift towards individual choice—in schools, faculty, technology, and curricula—that if unchecked will only further entrench the position of the private sector. Through a vibrant analysis of the effects of neoliberalism on education systems in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, Mitchell presents us with an in-depth look at the possibilities and challenges for resistance. 
 

About the Author

Katharyne Mitchell is professor of geography at the University of Washington.