53.036 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Education Inequalities: Exploring Alternatives to the "Neoliberalism" Critique

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

In this symposium, we explore the economics of schooling within the contemporary and global knowledge economy. We take up an interdisciplinary perspective to examine educational reform that is concerned with accountability and transparency, productivity and efficiency (Rizvi & Lingard, 2010). The driving theme within our symposium is to critique the role of economic theories and philosophies, and the recognition of complex social, cultural and political contexts in which global reforms are transpiring. With the ever-increasing deconstruction and destabilization of professional educators, public schooling, and the ongoing presence of international comparisons, there is a need to further evaluate the economic drivers that propel these reforms. We illustrate the convergence of policy and the convergence of economics in the global education market.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 4: Social Contexts of Educational Policy and Politics

Chair

• Christopher A. Lubienski, Indiana University

Papers

• Metrics, Markets, and Equity: An Australian Story - Radhika Gorur, Deakin University

• Teacher Capability and Effectiveness: Conceptualizing Contemporary Teacher Education Reform in "Input-Output" Terms - Andrew Skourdoumbis, Deakin University

• Remaking Public Schooling Within the Corporate Economy - Emma E. Rowe, Deakin University

• Contested Social Imaginaries: Uncovering the Economic and Educational Roots of Inequality - David W. Hursh, University of Rochester

Discussant

• Christopher A. Lubienski, Indiana University