Neoliberal Selfhood

Author:   Stephen Vassallo (American University, Washington DC)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781108708456


Pages:   188
Publication Date:   27 July 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Neoliberal Selfhood


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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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Author:   Stephen Vassallo (American University, Washington DC)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.283kg
ISBN:  

9781108708456


ISBN 10:   1108708455
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   27 July 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Formation of Selfhood; 2. Growth Mindset: Normalization of Perpetual Improvement; 3. Grit: The Technical Management of Passion; 4. Emotion Regulation: Strategic Self-Management; 5. Lifelong Learning: Sentencing Learners to Life; 6. Creativity: An Organizing Value; 7. Whole Child: Leave No Part Behind; 8. Conclusion.

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Stephen Vassallo is Associate Professor in the School of Education at American University, USA. His previous books have won the Book of the Year award for the series titled Critical Pedagogy, Critical Constructivism, and Educational Psychology and the Critics' Choice Book Award from the American Educational Studies Association.

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