The Impacts of Neoliberal Discourse and Language in Education - 9780367415471

Taylor & Francis

The Impacts of Neoliberal Discourse and Language in EducationCritical Perspectives on a Rhetoric of Equality, Well-Being, and Justice\nAuthor(s): Mitja Sardo?\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367415471, 978-0367415471\nSynopsis\nThis edited collection combines quantitative content and critical discourse analysis to reveal a shift in the rhetoric used as part of the neoliberal agenda in education. It does so by analysing, uncovering, and commenting on language as a central tool of education.\n\nFocussing on vocabulary, metaphors, and slogans used in strategy documents, advertising, policy, and public discourse, the text illustrates how concepts such as justice, opportunity, well-being, talent, and disadvantage have been hijacked by educational institutes, governments, and universities. Showing how neoliberalism has changed discourses about education and educational policy, these chapters trace issues such as anti-.