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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349342603321

Autore

Locatelli Rita

Titolo

Reframing Education as a Public and Common Good : Enhancing Democratic Governance  / / by Rita Locatelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-24801-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 pages)

Disciplina

379

370.1

Soggetti

Educational policy

Education and state

Education—Philosophy

Philosophy and social sciences

Educational Policy and Politics

Educational Philosophy

Philosophy of Education

Education Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Different interpretations of the concept of education as a public good in international discourse -- Chapter 3. Education: A private or public good? -- Chapter 4. A changing global education landscape: Growing involvement on non-state actors -- Chapter 5. Reframing the concept of education as a public good -- Chapter 6. Education as a common good -- Chapter 7. Going global: Education as a global common good -- Chapter 8. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the normative principles that guide the governance of education, in particular the notion of education as a public good. Determining whether this concept is still valid is a topic of growing importance, especially considering the phenomena of increasing privatisation and marketisation in the sector. The author posits that the prioritisation of economic aspects of education may lead to the



weakening of the role of the State in ensuring equality of opportunity and social justice, and thus to a significant risk of considering education as merely a private, marketable good. The volume argues that considering education as a common good can lead to the strengthening of democratic and participatory approaches to educational governance, based on the recognition of education as a shared endeavour and responsibility. It will be of interest and value to students and scholars of education as a public good, social justice, and the wider neoliberalisation of the education sector.