Annotation "Private Learning, Public Needs looks at the devastating effects neoliberal globalization continues to have on education, schooling, and literacy development in the United States."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Contents
Neoliberal Globalization and the Question of Adult Literacy Education -- Neoliberal Ideology, State Curriculum Standards, and the Manufacturing of Educational Needs -- Leaving Adults Behind: The Conservative and Neoliberal Attack on Adult Learners -- The Work of Critical Theory in a Neoliberal Age -- Paths from Erich Fromm: Rethinking Authority Pedagogically -- Secretary Paulo Freire and the Democratization of Power: Toward a Theory of Transformative Leadership -- Critical Pedagogies and Literacies for a Neoliberal Age -- Beyond Remediation: Ideological Literacies of Learning in Developmental Classrooms -- Beyond "Doing" Cultural Studies: Toward a Cultural Studies of Critical Pedagogy.