ERIC Number: EJ1165709
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Publication Date: 2018-Jan
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How Neoliberal Globalization Is Shaping Early Childhood Education Policies in India, China, Singapore, Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Gupta, Amita
Policy Futures in Education, v16 n1 p11-28 Jan 2018
In rapidly globalizing systems of schooling around the world, economic considerations have led to a push to impose neoliberal reforms in the field of education. Under this influence early childhood education and teacher education in Asia have increasingly become positioned as regulated markets governed by neoliberal policies, leading to peak activities in privatization, consumerism, standardization and high-stakes testing. This article, based on a series of qualitative inquiries, presents a review of recent early childhood policies in India, China, Singapore, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The impact of the policies on pedagogy is discussed within the frameworks of neoliberal globalization and postcolonial theory, emphasizing the growing need to recognize the third space of pedagogical hybridity in classrooms that are becoming increasingly multicultural and global.
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Global Approach, Privatization, Qualitative Research, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Teacher Education, Standards, High Stakes Tests, Teaching Methods, Cultural Pluralism, Preschool Teachers, Cultural Context, Political Influences, Social Theories
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India; China; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Maldives
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