The Politics of Education: A Critical Introduction

Kenneth J. Saltman is Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Research at DePaul University in Chicago. He is author most recently of The Edison Schools: Corporate Schooling and the Assault on Public Education (Routledge 2005).

Table of Contents
Introduction: What Are the "Politics" in the Politics of Education?
Chapter One: The Cultural Politics of Education
Chapter Two: The Political Economy of Education
Chapter Three: The Political Psychology of Education
Chapter Four: Hegemony
Chapter Five: Disciplinary Power, Race, and Examinations
Chapter Six: Biopolitics and Education
Chapter Seven: Neoliberalism and Corporate School Reform
Chapter Eight: The Politics of Gender in the Current Education Reforms
Chapter Nine: The Politics of Globalization and Education
Chapter Ten: The Politics of the Status Quo or a New Common School Movement?
Case Studies: Struggles for Critical Education

 'Educating our citizens is a political act, and if teachers are not familiar with how political thought influences them and the system in which they work, they will be buffeted by forces they do not understand and cannot control. This informative book provides insights teachers need. A must-read for the concerned educator.'
—David Berliner, Regents Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University
'Saltman’s engaging text provides the reader with the critical tools to make sense of the current politics of education. Readers are introduced to complicated concepts in ways that show how they help us deconstruct the dominant discourses and practices. Furthermore, the writings of both well-known and unfortunately neglected theorists are put into context so that their usefulness becomes clear. Highly recommended for the beginning and advanced student of education policy!'
—David Hursh, University of Rochester
'Teachers need this book because Kenneth Saltman shatters the deep conviction that their work has nothing to do with politics. Each chapter opens up another part of the unacknowledged political imperatives that define the schoolroom—from critical pedagogy as a meaning-making practice to cultural imperialism to what corporate school reform is really about. I needed this book for my first fifteen years as a teacher.'
—Susan Ohanian, teacher, educational activist, and author of Why Is Corporate America Bashing Our Schools?

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The Politics of Education provides an introduction to both the political dimensions of schooling and the politics of recent educational reform debates.