Neoliberalism has been widely criticised because of its role in prioritising ‘free markets’ as the optimum way of solving problems and organising society. In the field of education, this leads to an emphasis on the knowledge economy that can reduce both persons and education to economic actors and be detrimental to wider social and ethical goals.





Drawing on a range of international contexts across informal, adult, school and university settings, this book provides innovative examples that show how neoliberalism in education can be challenged and changed at the local, national and transnational levels in order to foster a more democratic culture.

Foreword by: Kathleen Lynch
Contributions by: Carlos Vargas-Tamez, Lesley Hagger-Vaughan, Emily Winchip, Alison Milner, Howard Stevenson, Pamela Osmond, Keiko Yasukawa, Pia Cort, Anne Larson, Francesca Rapanà, Marcella Milana, Fergal Finnegan, Jo Bates, Katherine Quinn, Annmarie Sheahan, Mia Angelica Sosa-Provencio, Shawn Secatero, Shiv Desai, Bob Lingard, Zhe Chen, David Hursh, Christine Hall, Pat Thomson, Elisabeth Davies, Rachel Heydon, Lori Mckee, Lyn Tett, Rob Smith, Gwyneth Allatt, Vicky Duckworth, Virginie Thériault