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The murky waters of neoliberal marketization and commodification on the education of adults in the United States
Zacharakis, Jeff Holloway, Jessica
Zacharakis, Jeff
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.
Keywords
adult education, academic capitalism, neoliberalism, marketization, commodification, progressive education, civil society
Date
2016
Type
Journal article
Journal
The European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
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Volume
7
Issue
2
Page Range
223-236
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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