The neoliberal cascade and education: An essay on the market agenda and its consequences

Critical Studies in Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 99-112

  Connell, Raewyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

education as commodity; education systems; markets in education; neoliberalism; standardized testing; teacher accountability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878141047     PISSN: 17508487     EISSN: 17508495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17508487.2013.776990     Document Type: Article

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