Neoliberalism and Inclusive Education - Students with Disabilities in the Education Marketplace (Hardcover)

Charter schools continue to grow in influence, as does the push for inclusive education for students with disabilities. What is the value and impact of these schools, especially on the marginalized populations they often serve? Relying on the fields of DisCrit, and Sociology of Special and Inclusive Education, this book answers these questions by focusing on the topics of neoliberalism and inclusive education. Mac focuses on the history of the school choice and privatization movement in the United States with special consideration given to how ideologies such as disaster capitalism and neoliberalism shaped and influenced the movement, as well as how successful (or not) these privatization efforts have been overall as a social justice endeavor for marginalized students. The author also recounts the history of education for students with disabilities, highlighting historical inequities of schooling for students with disabilities in the United States. Drawing from an ethnographic case study of an independent, urban charter school, the school's vision and reality of day-to-day life for students with disabilities at this school are explored. The author investigates the school's inclusion program in the broader neoliberal landscape of free market competition in the educational marketplace and argues that as a result of inclusive education and neoliberal reforms being virtually incompatible, the pervasive neoliberal environment presents the biggest hurdle to successful inclusive education.

General

Imprint:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Educational Ethnography
Release date:	September 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Sylvia Mac
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-83867-111-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of children / adults with specific learning difficulties Promotions
LSN:	1-83867-111-0
Barcode:	9781838671112

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