Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situation
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Resumo: | As well as in other social domains, neoliberalism has been invading education. This trend is leading to a general commodification and to the progressive substitution of some basic values, as the equality of opportunities, by efficiency and competitiveness. At the same time, education policies become more and more shaped by strict economic principles, reflecting the training acquired by decision makers in economics and economics of education courses. That is why we reject, as a critical social scientist, the view that the viability of public education could be discussed uniquely on the grounds of mainstream public economics criteria. On the contrary, that discussion must allow critical pedagogies and alternative approaches to express themselves. Also mainstream clichés must be systematically criticized, as we exemplify in the domain of economics of education. Actually, those are the indispensable complimentary pathways throughout which we can return to education its full meaning as a social service; and also to economics of education its legitimacy as a social science. |
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Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situationPublic EducationNeoliberalismCritical PedagogyPortugalEducação públicaNeoliberalismoPedagogia críticaPortugalAs well as in other social domains, neoliberalism has been invading education. This trend is leading to a general commodification and to the progressive substitution of some basic values, as the equality of opportunities, by efficiency and competitiveness. At the same time, education policies become more and more shaped by strict economic principles, reflecting the training acquired by decision makers in economics and economics of education courses. That is why we reject, as a critical social scientist, the view that the viability of public education could be discussed uniquely on the grounds of mainstream public economics criteria. On the contrary, that discussion must allow critical pedagogies and alternative approaches to express themselves. Also mainstream clichés must be systematically criticized, as we exemplify in the domain of economics of education. Actually, those are the indispensable complimentary pathways throughout which we can return to education its full meaning as a social service; and also to economics of education its legitimacy as a social science.A progressiva invasão da educação, tal como outros sectores sociais, pelas ideias neoliberais, tem vindo a dar lugar à mercadorização generalizada, bem como à substituição de princípios base da escola democrática – como o da igualdade de oportunidades – pelos objectivos de eficiência e competitividade. Este processo desenrola-se a par da implementação de políticas educativas também elas cada vez mais marcadas pela tónica economicista, ou não fossem os decisores treinados maioritariamente pela mainstream economics. Em nossa opinião, há que devolver à educação o seu estatuto de serviço social, enquanto esteio de uma sociedade democrática. Para isso, torna-se necessário proceder a uma reavaliação crítica da educação pública. No entanto, esta não pode limitar-se a um mero estudo de viabilidade económica, antes deve necessariamente convocar os contributos das pedagogias críticas e de outras abordagens alternativas às correntes dominantes. Por outro lado, há também que proceder sistematicamente à desconstrução dos clichés e ideias feitas em domínios como o da economia da educação, onde se contribui para reproduzir as abordagens mainstream na formação dos futuros analistas e dirigentes.ISEG - SOCIUSRepositório da Universidade de LisboaLopes, Margarida Chagas2013-06-20T10:05:48Z20132013-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5690engLopes, Margarida Chagas. 2013. "Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situation". Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão – SOCIUS Working papers nº 02/2013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-06T14:36:33Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/5690Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:53:08.826165Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situation |
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Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situation |
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Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situation Lopes, Margarida Chagas Public Education Neoliberalism Critical Pedagogy Portugal Educação pública Neoliberalismo Pedagogia crítica Portugal |
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Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situation |
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Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situation |
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Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situation |
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Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situation |
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Is public education viable? A brief critical review of neoliberalism in education with a special focus on the portuguese situation |
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Lopes, Margarida Chagas |
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Lopes, Margarida Chagas |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Lopes, Margarida Chagas |
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Public Education Neoliberalism Critical Pedagogy Portugal Educação pública Neoliberalismo Pedagogia crítica Portugal |
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Public Education Neoliberalism Critical Pedagogy Portugal Educação pública Neoliberalismo Pedagogia crítica Portugal |
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As well as in other social domains, neoliberalism has been invading education. This trend is leading to a general commodification and to the progressive substitution of some basic values, as the equality of opportunities, by efficiency and competitiveness. At the same time, education policies become more and more shaped by strict economic principles, reflecting the training acquired by decision makers in economics and economics of education courses. That is why we reject, as a critical social scientist, the view that the viability of public education could be discussed uniquely on the grounds of mainstream public economics criteria. On the contrary, that discussion must allow critical pedagogies and alternative approaches to express themselves. Also mainstream clichés must be systematically criticized, as we exemplify in the domain of economics of education. Actually, those are the indispensable complimentary pathways throughout which we can return to education its full meaning as a social service; and also to economics of education its legitimacy as a social science. |
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2013 |
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