Class war. The privatization of childhood.

Autor/in	Erickson, Erickson Kilpatrick
Titel	Class war. The privatization of childhood.
Quelle	London: Verso (2015), 230 S.Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	The Jacobin series
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	9781781689486; 9781781689387 (E-Book); 9781781689394 (E-Book)
Schlagwörter	USA; Privatization in education; United States; School choice; Economic aspects; Educational equalization; Public schools; Finance; Poor; Education; Upper class; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies; Bildungstheorie; Bildungspraxis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Privatization; Privatisation; Education; Privatisierung; Bildung; Erziehung; USA; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Economy; Wirtschaft; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Finances; Finanzwirtschaft; Finanzen; Poverty; Armut; Armer; Oberschicht; Policy; Reform; Politik; Public policy; Social policy; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sozialpolitik
Abstract	"What is at stake when some American children go to school hungry and others go to school in $1,000 Bugaboo strollers? Class War argues that under free market capitalism, life paths prescribed by class but framed as parental choices--public or private? Gifted & Talented, general or special education?--segregate American children from birth through adolescence, and into adulthood, as never before. In an age of austerity, an elite class of corporate education reformers has found new ways to transfer the costs of raising children to families. Examining three New York City schools, Class War show how education has been transformed into a competitive "hunger games" for the resources and social connections required for economic success"--Provided by publisher.; "What is at stake when some American children go to school hungry and others go to school in $1,000 Bugaboo strollers? Class War argues that under free-market capitalism, life paths prescribed by class but framed as parental choices--public or private, gifted & talented, general or special education--segregate American children from birth through adolescence, and into adulthood, as never before. In an age of austerity, an elite class of corporate education reformers has found new ways to transfer the costs of raising children to families. Although public schools are tasked with providing childcare, job training, meals and social services for low-income children, their funding is being drastically cut; meanwhile, private schools promise to nurture well-rounded individuals for families able to afford the $40,000 a year tuition. Drawing from Erickson's own experience as a teacher in the New York City school system, Class War shows how education has been transformed into a competitive "hunger games for the resources and social connections required for economic success.""--Provided by publisher.
Erfasst von	Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11