Neoliberalism and Market Forces in Education - 9780367660826

Taylor & Francis

Neoliberalism and Market Forces in EducationLessons from Sweden\nAuthor(s): Magnus Dahlstedt, Andreas Fejes\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367660826, 978-0367660826\nSynopsis\nNeoliberalism and Market Forces in Education provides a wide perspective on the dramatic transformation of education policy in Sweden that has taken place during the last 30 years, with a specific focus on marketization. The marketization of education in Sweden is set in the wider international context of changes in education systems.\n\nWith contributions from researchers across a wide range of scientific disciplines, the book provides examples of the consequences of market orientation in education in terms of increase in inequality as well as in terms of what the market orientation means for principals, teachers and students. It considers how Sweden has developed one of the most marketized education systems in the world and the possibl.