Corporate Elites and the Reform of Public Education / / ed. by Helen M. Gunter, David Hall, Michael W. Apple.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• MitwirkendeR: Apple, Michael W.,; Burch, Patricia,; Courtney, Steven J.,; Duggan, James R.,; Fitzgerald, Tanya,; Gaus, Nurdiana,; Gunter, Helen M.,; Hall, David,; Higham, Rob,; LaFave, Andrew L.,; Lim, Leonel,; McGinity, Ruth,; Normand, Romuald,; Prosser, Howard,; Saltman, Kenneth J.,; Schirmer, Eleni,; Sinclair, Kristin,; Smith, Jahni M.A.,; Smyth, John,; Swalwell, Katy,; Wilkins, Andrew,
• HerausgeberIn: Apple, Michael W.,; Gunter, Helen M.,; Hall, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.) :; 3 Black and White

Just what is the role and impact of corporate elites in contemporary reforms of public sector universities and schools? Providing fresh perspectives on matters of governance and vibrant case studies on the particular types of provision including curriculum, teaching and professional practices, Gunter, Hall and Apple bring together contributions from Argentina, Australia, England, Indonesia, Singapore and US to reveal how corporate elites are increasingly influencing public education policy, provision and service delivery locally, nationally and across the world. Leading scholars, including Patricia Burch, Tanya Fitzgerald, Ken Saltman, and John Smyth scrutinise the impact elites are having on opportunity, access and outcomes through political and professional networks and organisations.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Notes on contributors -- Scoping corporate elites and public education -- Corporatised governance: system perspectives -- Corporate elites and the student identity market -- The corporate false promise of techno-utopia: the case of Amplify! -- Fighting for the local: Americans for Prosperity and the struggle for school boards -- Axis of advantage: elites in higher education -- Corporate elites and higher education reform: the corporatisation of academic life in Indonesia -- Becoming a ‘better’ elite: the proliferation and discourses of educational travel programmes for elite youth -- Double standards: everyday corporate strategies at an elite school in Argentina -- (Re)producing elites: meritocracy, the state and the politics of the curriculum in Singapore -- Corporatised governance: provision perspectives -- Fast-track leadership development programmes: the new microphilanthropy of future elites -- Corporate consultancy practices in education services in England -- The business of governorship: corporate elitism in public education -- The courtier’s empire: a case study of providers and provision -- Political and corporate elites and localised educational policy-making: the case of Kingswood Academy -- The usual suspects? Free schools in England and the influence of corporate elites -- When students ‘speak back’: challenging elite approaches to teaching, learning and education policy -- The challenge of corporate elites and public education -- References -- Index