New education in new times

Jane Kenway, Chris Bigum, Lindsay Fitzclarence, Janine Collier, Karen Tregenza

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Abstract

As the title implies, this paper is concerned with the new: with the new times we are going through; the new education policies and new and pseudo-new education forms that both reflect and help to effect such times; and with the new issues for education that arise as a result of the new. We will begin with a brief overview of the current education policies that are seeking to effect ‘new’ education and will point to one particular consequence of such policies. We will then briefly identify some of the key features of ‘new times’ and some of the debates about this concept. The rest of the paper will focus on the new educational forms which have emerged as a result of the heady mix of new policies and new times. It will identify their key features, put them into historical context, and identify a framework which helps to conceptualize the structural shifts which these new forms represent. We will conclude by raising a number of issues about new education in new times.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEducation, Globalisation and New Times
EditorsStephen J Ball, Ivor F Goodson, Meg Maguire
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherRoutledge
Pages1-20
Number of pages20
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781134093281
ISBN (Print)9780203963999
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

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