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What Is "Human" in Human Capital Theory? Marking a Transition from Industrial to Postindustrial Education
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Peers, Chris – Open Review of Educational Research, 2015
This article addresses educational practice as a site for the development of human capital theory. The article considers metaphysical constructions that are broadly typical of educational thought, and shows how they are amenable to economic analysis. Using different Marxist and feminist methods, it discusses pedagogy and the family as kinds of…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Industrial Education, Criticism, Educational Practices