Public Education in British Columbia: The Rise of the Shock Doctrine or Kindling for a Shock-Proof Otherwise?
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https://doi.org/10.14288/ce.v5i12.185803Keywords:
Democracy, Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein, Capitalism, Neoliberalism, Education Policy, British Columbia, Canada, Education Funding, Public Schools, Private SchoolsAbstract
Public education in British Columbia is experiencing a protracted ‘crisis’. Teachers and the provincial government appear to be locked into a game of brinkmanship, and students’ unmet needs are at risk of being obscured by the fray. By extending Naomi Klein’s analysis of shock doctrines, I show how this impasse is not accidental and, in fact, acts as a means of enabling “orchestrated raids on the public sphere” to undermine public education in the province.
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2014-09-01
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