The murky waters of neoliberal marketization and commodification on the education of adults in the United States

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Zacharakis, Jeff and Holloway, Jessica. (2016). The murky waters of neoliberal marketization and commodification on the education of adults in the United States. The European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults. 7(2), pp. 223-236. https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9083
AuthorsZacharakis, Jeff and Holloway, Jessica
Abstract

We approach marketization and commodification of adult education from multiple lenses including our personal narratives and neoliberalism juxtaposed against the educational philosophy of the Progressive Period. We argue that adult education occurs in many arenas including the public spaces found in social movements, community-based organizations, and government sponsored programs designed to engage and give voice to all citizens toward building a stronger civil society. We conclude that only when adult education is viewed from the university lens, where it focuses on the individual and not the public good, does it succumb to neoliberal forces.

Keywordsadult education; academic capitalism; neoliberalism; marketization; commodification; progressive education; civil society
Year2016
JournalThe European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
Journal citation7 (2), pp. 223-236
PublisherLinkoping University Electronic Press
ISSN2000-7426
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9083
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84991294456
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