Record Number |
18243 |
ISBN |
1138855391 |
9781138855397 |
Location |
371.195 GLO offsite storage |
Title |
The global education industry / edited by Antoni Verger, Christopher Lubienski, and Gita Steiner-Khamsi. |
Other title |
World yearbook of education 2016 : the global education industry |
Published |
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016. |
©2016 |
Collation |
xix, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Content types |
text |
Carrier type |
volume |
Series |
World yearbook of education |
General Note |
About edu-business. |
Bibliography Note |
Included bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Note |
The emergence and structuring of the global education industry: towards an analytical framework / Antoni Verger, Christopher Lubienski, Gita Steiner-Khamsi -- The role of the Gates Foundation and the philanthropic sector in shaping the emerging education market: lessons from the US on privatization of schools and education governance / Wayne Au and Christopher Lubienski -- Philanthropic governance: charitable companies, the commercialization of education and that thing called "democracy" / Antonio Olmedo -- Private authority or ambiguity? The evolving role of corporations and foundations in the Global Partnership for Education / Francine Menashy -- Entrepreneurial influence in Brazilian education policies: the case of Todos Pela Educação / Erika Moreira Martins and Nora Rut Krawczyk -- Brand aid funding for educating public humanitarians / Lisa Ann Richey and Stefano Ponte -- Corporate social responsibility and neo-social accountability in education: the case of Pearson plc / Anna Hogan, Sam Sellar and Bob Lingard -- Knowledge production and the rise of consultocracy in education policymaking in England / Helen Gunter and Colin Mills -- Donors, private actors and contracts: recasting the making and ownership of education policy in Pakistan / Shailaja Fennell and Rabea Malik -- Teach for all, public-private partnerships, and the erosion of the public in education / Daniel Friedrich -- Professional consultancy and global higher education: the case of branding of academia / Gili S. Drori -- Financial markets and investment in education / Diego Santori, Stephen J. Ball and Carolina Junemann. |
Unbundling the university and making higher education markets / Susan Robertson and Janja Komljenovic -- Education outside the public limelight: the "parallel universe" of ICT certifiers / Eva Hartmann -- Questioning the global scaling-up of low-fee private schooling: the nexus between business, philanthropy and PPPs / Prachi Srivastava -- Economy, business, and first class: the implications of for-profit education provision in the UAE / Natasha Ridge, Susan Kippels, and Soha Shami. |
Summary Note |
"Split into three key sections: Part I explores how education agendas are shaped; Part II considers the private financing of education and the export of school improvements to professional consultancies; and Part III analyses new market niches, such as low-fee private schooling and for-profit education provisions. The book draws upon case studies of many global organizations, including: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Pearson Affordable Learning Fund; Bridge International Academies; Teach for All; Omega Schools." - Back cover. |
Subject |
Public-private sector cooperation |
Business and education |
Privatization in education |
Commercialism in schools |
Added Name |
Verger, Antoni,1975-,(editor). |
Lubienski, Christopher,(editor). |
Steiner-Khamsi, Gita,(editor). |
Internet Site |
Publisher website |