Neoliberal Transformation of Education in Turkey [[electronic resource] ] : Political and Ideological Analysis of Educational Reforms in the Age of the AKP / / edited by Kemal İnal, Güliz Akkaymak

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786132603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-299-26197-3; 1-137-09781-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 p.)
• Collana: Postcolonial Studies in Education
• Disciplina: 379.561
• Soggetti: Middle East-Politics and governm; Education and state; International and Comparative Education; Middle Eastern Politics; Education Policy; Educational Policy and Politics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Content; List of Tables; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; Part I The AKP and Education in Turkey; 1 The Political Economy of Education in Turkey: State, Labor, and Capital under AKP Rule; 2 The Educational Politics of the AKP: The Collapse of Public Education in Turkey; Part II Reforms, Finance, and Unions in Education in the AKP Era; 3 Constructivism and the Curriculum Reform of the AKP; 4 The Marketization of Primary and Secondary School Curricula and Textbooks under AKP Rule; 5 Curriculum Change in Turkey: Some Critical Reflections; 6 Learning to FlexLabor: How Working-Class Youth Train for Flexible Labor Markets7 Turkey under AKP Rule: Neoliberal Interventions Into the Public Budget and Educational Finance; 8 External Education Projects in Turkey; 9 The New Stream of Trade Unionism: The Case of Egitim-Bir-Sen in Turkey; Part III The AKP and Neoliberal-Conservative Reconstruction in Education; 10 The Marketization of Higher Education ; in Turkey (2002-2011); 11 Neoliberalization and Foundation Universities in Turkey; 12 The Dershane Business in Turkey; 13 The Growth of Islamic Education in Turkey: The AKP's Policies toward Imam-Hatip Schools14 Body Politics and Sexual Education under AKP Rule; 15 Early Childhood Education in Turkey: A Critical Overview; 16 Fights over Human Rights: A Strange Story of Citizenship and Democracy Education; 17 The System of Teacher Training during AKP Rule; 18 Transformation of the Teaching Profession in Turkey; 19 Transformation of Adult Education in Turkey: From Public Education to Life-Long Learning; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Neoliberal policies have had an impact on educational systems globally. This book provides a detailed and critical analysis of neoliberal educational policies and reforms in Turkey by focusing on the Justice and Development Party's reform efforts over the last eight years.