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Hardy, Ian; Heikkinen, Hannu; Pennanen, Matti; Salo, Petri; Kiilakoski, Tomi – Policy Futures in Education, 2021
This article examines the nature of neoliberal influences upon educational policy making in the Finnish education system in recent times. The article draws upon key policy documents, government reports, journal articles and media articles about reforms in the early childhood, basic/compulsory school and vocational education and training sectors to…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Change, Vocational Education, Neoliberalism
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Aikens, Kathleen – Policy Futures in Education, 2021
This paper takes as its central concern the concept of wilding education policy and explores implications for systemic change in education. It starts from shared premises with wild pedagogies, namely, that current human operations are unsustainable and require deep transformation, and that education is (or should be) a partner in this…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Change, Outdoor Education, Environmental Education
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Regan, Priscilla M.; Khwaja, Elsa Talat – Policy Futures in Education, 2019
The field of education technology (edtech) has emerged as a complex, multimillion-dollar industry, with various hubs in the USA leading the boom. This exploratory article uses a networks perspective to reveal the power dynamics of investor firms in edtech. The analysis examines the current top venture capitalists and their edtech companies, based…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Kindergarten, Corporations