E-raamat: Global Crises, Social Justice, and Education

Six essays, presented by Apple (educational policy studies, U. of Wisconsin at Madison), analyze the way neoliberal and neoconservative processes of globalization are impacting education in four areas of crisis: the impact of global economic and ideological forces on definitions of important knowledge, literary practices, and values in education in the United States; the reconstruction of educational policies and practices in Japan in service of conservative nationalism and neoliberal marketization; struggles over economic, political, and cultural autonomy in Israel/Palestine; and neoliberal encroachment in Mexico. In addition to analyzing the negative impacts of globalization on education, chapters also highlight the ways in which critical and democratic educational and social movements have fought against these processes and pursued alternatives. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Education cannot be understood today without recognizing that nearly all educational policies and practices are strongly influenced by an increasingly integrated international economy. Reforms in one country have significant effects in others, just as immigration and population tides from one area to another have tremendous impacts on what counts as official knowledge and responsive and effective education. But what are the realities of these global crises that so many people are experiencing and how do their effects on education resonate throughout the world?

Global Crises, Social Justice, and Education looks into the ways we understand globalization and education by getting specific about what committed educators can do to counter the relations of dominance and subordination around the world. From some of the world's leading critical educators and activists, this timely new collection provides thorough and detailed analyses of four specific centers of global crisis: the United States, Japan, Israel/Palestine, and Mexico. Each chapter engages in a powerful and critical analysis of what exactly is occurring in these regions and counters with an equally compelling critical portrayal of the educational work being done to interrupt global dominance and subordination. Without settling for vague ideas or romantic slogans of hope, Global Crises, Social Justice, and Education offers real, concrete examples and strategies that will contribute to ongoing movements and counter-hegemonic struggles already active in education today.