Working the "Shady Spaces": Resisting Neoliberal Hegemony in New Zealand Education

Autor/in	McMaster, Christopher
Titel	Working the "Shady Spaces": Resisting Neoliberal Hegemony in New Zealand Education
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 11 (2013) 5, S.523-531 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-2103
DOI	10.2304/pfie.2013.11.5.523
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Neoliberalism; Educational Policy; Cultural Influences; Cultural Context; Pacific Islanders; Indigenous Populations; Educational Quality; Educational Change; Comparative Education; Standardized Tests; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Sinti und Roma; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsreform; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Neuseeland
Abstract	While the chill winds of neoliberalism blow, it seems some cultures are better equipped to weather the storm. The London fog raincoat or the American Levi's denim jacket has left little insulation against the effects of a quarter century of so-called "reforms". New Zealand's Swanndri bush shirt, though not as efficient as the Finnish Arctic parka, has provided surprising insulation against the policies heralded as "the New Zealand experiment". This article explores the nature of neoliberalism and its relation to education policy, and considers the inherent inhibitors, or intuitive cultural resistors, to neoliberalism within New Zealand culture. It argues that rather than focus solely on the negative impacts of neoliberal reform on New Zealand education -- a valuable and critical tool for our understanding -- research should also focus on those aspects of New Zealand culture, Maori and Pakeha, which blunt the excesses of neoliberalism that can be seen in such places as the USA and England. These areas can provide the "shady spaces" in which to combat neoliberal hegemony. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10