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The chapter examines the nexus between globalisation and educational policy. The chapter critiques the contemporary educational reform debate, which has been taken over by so-called neoliberal groups that popularise a special language not found in conventional education discourse. This language is based on a free-enterprise economic metaphor. According to this metaphor, a productive society and system of education are based on individual interest, where people are able to “exchange goods and services” in an “open marketplace”, to the mutual advantage of all.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term private refers to all non-government supported schools in East Africa. Private schools receive no direct government support. This is to say that there is no public subsidy of costs associated with infrastructure or teacher salaries. The government bears the cost of the general and professional teacher education, even for those hired ultimately by private schools. The term public refers to government-aided schools.
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Rust, V.D., James Jacob, W. (2021). Globalisation and Educational Policy Shifts. In: Zajda, J. (eds) Third International Handbook of Globalisation, Education and Policy Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66003-1_41
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