Philanthropy, hidden strategy, and collective resistance : a primer for concerned educators /

This book examines the ideologies behind philanthropic efforts in education from the 1970s until today. Authors examine specific strategies philanthropists have used to impact both educational policy and practice in the United States as well as the legal and policy context in which these initiative...

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Main Authors: DeMarrais, Kathleen Bennett (Author), Brewer, T. Jameson (Author), Herron, Brigette (Author), Atkinson, Jamie C. (Author), Lewis, Jamie B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gorham, Maine : Myers Education Press, [2019]
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Summary:This book examines the ideologies behind philanthropic efforts in education from the 1970s until today. Authors examine specific strategies philanthropists have used to impact both educational policy and practice in the United States as well as the legal and policy context in which these initiatives have thrived. The book, aimed for a broad audience of educators, provides a depth of knowledge of philanthropic funding as well as specific strategies to incite collective resistance to the current context of hyperaccountability, privatization of schooling at all levels and attempts to move the United States further away from a commiment to the collective good.
Physical Description:xi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1975500709
9781975500702
1975500717
9781975500719