Neoliberal Selfhood
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Neoliberal Selfhood

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Neoliberal Selfhood

About this book

Psychological constructs - such as emotion regulation, creativity, grit, growth mindset, lifelong learning, and whole child - are appealing as pedagogical aspirations and outcomes. Researchers, policy-makers, and educators are likely to endorse and accept these constructs as ways to make sense of students and inform pedagogical decision-making. Few critically interrogate these constructs, as they are associated with students' academic achievement, psychological well-being, civic virtue, and career readiness. However, this book shows how these constructs become entangled in a neoliberal vision of selfhood, which is tied to market prescriptions and is thus associated with problematic ethical, psychological, moral, and economic consequences. The chapters draw attention to the ideological underpinnings in order to facilitate conversations about selfhood in schooling policy and practices.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1 Introduction: Formation of Selfhood
  8. Chapter 2 Growth Mindset: Normalization of Perpetual Improvement
  9. Chapter 3 Grit: The Technical Management of Passion
  10. Chapter 4 Emotion Regulation: Strategic Self-Management
  11. Chapter 5 Lifelong Learning: Sentencing Learners to Life
  12. Chapter 6 Creativity: An Organizing Value
  13. Chapter 7 Whole Child: Leave No Part Behind
  14. Chapter 8 Conclusion
  15. References
  16. Index