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The decommodification of early childhood education and care : resisting neoliberalism / edited by Michel Vandenbroeck, Joanne Lehrer, and Linda Mitchell.

Other author/creatorVandenbroeck, Michel, editor.
Other author/creatorLehrer, Joanne, editor.
Other author/creatorMitchell, Linda (Linda Mary), editor.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Copyright Notice ©2023
Descriptionxiv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Contesting early childhood
Contesting early childhood. ^A601688
Contents Introduction : from the politically impossible to the politically inevitable -- On commodification and decommodification -- Resisting children as human capital -- Resisting the consumentality of parents -- Resisting the alienation of the workforce -- Conclusions.
Abstract "The Decommodification of Early Childhood Education and Care: Resisting Neoliberalism explores how processes of marketisation and privatisation of ECEC have impacted understandings of children, childcare, parents, and the workforce, providing concrete examples of resistance to commodification from diverse contexts. Through processes of marketisation and privatisation, neoliberal discourses have turned ECEC into a commodity whereby economic principles of competition and choice have replaced the purpose of education. The Decommodification of Early Childhood Education and Care: Resisting Neoliberalism offers new and alternative understandings of policy and practice. Written with co-authors from diverse countries, case studies vividly portray resistance to children as human capital, to the 'consumentality' of parents, and to the alienation of the early childhood workforce. Ending with messages of hope, the authors discuss the demise of neoliberalism and offer new ways forward. As an international book with global messages contributing to theory, policy, and practice regarding alternatives to a neoliberal and commodified vision of ECEC, this book offers inspiration for policy makers and practitioners to develop local resistance solutions. It will also be of interest to post-graduate students, researchers, educators, and pre-service educators with an interest in critical pedagogy, ECEC policy, and ECEC practice"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-253) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Decommodification of early childhood education and care Abingdon, Oxon ; New Yorkn N.Y. : Routledge, 2023 9781003218104
LCCN 2022036925
ISBN9781032110301 paperback
ISBN1032110309 paperback
ISBN9781032110295 hardcover
ISBN1032110295 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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