Demythologizing educational reforms: responses to the political and corporate takeover of education
In: Routledge research in education policy and politics 7
1. Demythologizing educational reforms : 30 years since a nation at risk / Arthur T. Costigan -- 2. The neoliberal myth : narrative resistance to democratic education / Bryan Metcalfe -- 3. Class struggle and education : neoliberalism, (neo)-conservatism, and the capitalist assault on public education : a Marxist analysis / Dave Hill -- 4. Debunking the myth of standardized education to promote equity and rigor / Debra A. Root -- 5. An inquiry into the myth of neutrality : curriculum and pedagogy in an age of terrorism / Jessica A. Heybach -- 6. Deceptive data : how the corporate reform movement uses standardized tests to achieve the neoliberal agenda / David Hursh -- 7. Behind the Common Core standards movement : OECD's PISA and global education policy / Richard D. Lakes -- 8. Charter schools : appearance versus essence / Shawgi Tell -- 9. The myth of preparation and the futility of teacher education programs / Eric C. Sheffield -- 10. From K to EdD : understanding the cycle of compliance and teacher education's complicity in neoliberal school reform / David Gabbard.