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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 12
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Alternative Educational Futures for a Knowledge Society
Young, Michael
European Educational Research Journal, v9 n1 p1-12 2010
This article offers a critical analysis of recent trends in educational policy with particular reference to their assumptions about the knowledge society. It examines the implications of the analysis for the issue of elitism and the promotion of greater educational equality. The article concludes by offering an alternative approach to educational policy based on a social realist theory of knowledge. (Contains 6 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Criticism, Educational Trends, Human Capital, Role of Education, Social Environment, Knowledge Management, Politics of Education, Government School Relationship, Equal Education, Access to Education, National Standards, Outcomes of Education, Nontraditional Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand; Norway; United Kingdom
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