Marxism And Educational Theory

We live in a world where thousands make massive profits out of the labours of others, while those others exist as wage slaves, millions of whom die of starvation and poverty-related illness every year. The fundamental aim of Marxism is the overthrow of the anarchic, exploitative and eco-destructive system of world capitalism and its replacement by world socialism and equality. To build a socialist world is a task of gargantuan proportions, but one that Marxists believe is eminently achievable. This book addresses some of these challenges from within educational theory. The key theoretical issues addressed are: utopian socialism poststructuralism and postmodernism transmodernism globalisation, neo-liberalism and environmental destruction the new imperialism critical race theory. Marxism and Educational Theory compellingly and informatively propels the debate forward in the pursuit of that socialist future. In that quest, suggestions are made to connect theoretical issues with the more practical concerns of the school and the classroom. With a specially written Foreword by Peter McLaren, this timely book will be of interest to academics and students interested in educational theory, the sociology of education, sociology, politics, philosophy and critical theory.

A critical analysis of the state of public education under capitalism and the prospects for radical pedagogy and reform.

This concise, introductory book by internationally renowned scholar Jean Anyon centers on the ideas of Marx that have been used in education studies as a guide to theory, analysis, research, and practice.

Written by renowned British and American educational theorists, Marxism Against Postmodernism in Educational Theory—a substantially revised edition of the original 1999 work— examines the infusion of postmodernism and theories of postmodernity into educational theory, policy, and research.

Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the realm of Education has a long history in the US, and is now a bourgeoning field of enquiry in the UK. Critical Race Theory and Education is the first book-length response to CRT from a Marxist perspective. It looks at CRT's origins in Critical Legal Studies, critiques the work of major US and UK Critical Race Theorists and also looks at some of CRT's strengths. CRT and Marxism are contextualized with respect to both neo-liberal global capitalism and imperialism and to antiracist socialist developments in South America. The book concludes with some suggestions for classroom practice.

Introduction / Dave Hill, Kostas Skordoulis, and Lotar Rasinski -- European Education Policy and Critical Education / George Grollios -- The Schooling of Teachers in England: Rescuing Pedagogy / Gail Edwards -- Transformation In The Teaching Profession In Turkey: From Socialist- Idealist Teacher To Exam-Oriented Technician / Ahmet Yildiz -- Education, Secularism and Secular Education in Turkey / Unal Ozmen -- Assessing the Effects of the Economic crisis on Public Education in Greece / Theopoula-Polina Chrysochou -- The Endpoint of Expectation from Education, the Starting Point of Struggle: A Critical Approach to White-Collar Unemployment / Aygulen Kayahan Karakul -- The Position of an Educational Researchers in a Semi-Peripheral Region: Critical Autoethnography of an Academic Subject in Hungary / György Mészáros -- Revolutionary Critical Pedagogy and the Struggle against Capital Today / Peter McLaren and Derek R. Ford -- Considerations on a Marxist Pedagogy of Science / Kostas Skordoulis -- "A picture held us captive ..." Marx, Wittgenstein and the "Paradox of Ideology" / Lotar Rasinski -- Empowerment in Education: a New Logic of Emancipation or a New Logic of Power? / Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bak -- Marxist Education Against Capitalism in Neoliberal / Neoconservative Times / Dave Hill

Dialectics of Education is a rich collection of essays analyzing both the role of education in shaping ideology in the United States and the political implications of struggles for educational justice. This book seeks to recover and reframe the dialectical materialist tradition in critical education, studies and carries this tradition forward into theory and practice relevant for today. Building on the tradition of the groundbreaking book Schooling in Capitalist America that was first published in 1976, author Wayne Au presents a Marxist perspective on educational policies and pedagogy and the highlights the potential for struggle in both the political arena and the classroom. This book is an essential tool in the growing resistance against the privatization of education and for the struggle for educational rights for all students regardless of ethnicity or social status.

This Encyclopaedia of Marxism and Education showcases the explanatory power of Marxist educational theory and practice.