Educational Neocolonialism and the World Bank: A Rancièrean Reading

Autor/in	Anwaruddin, Sardar M.
Titel	Educational Neocolonialism and the World Bank: A Rancièrean Reading
Quelle	In: Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 12 (2014) 2, S.143-174 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-2743
Schlagwörter	Neoliberalism; Social Systems; Futures (of Society); International Organizations; Social Change; Educational Research; Educational Policy; Educational Change; Institutional Role; Foreign Policy; Developing Nations; Problem Solving + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Social system; Soziales System; Future; Society; Zukunft; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Sozialer Wandel; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Außenpolitik; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Problemlösen
Abstract	In this article, I employ Jacques Rancière's conception of an explicative order to explore how the World Bank contributes to the global project of educational neocolonialism. I argue that the Bank operates as a Master Explicator who taps into students' "inability" to learn by themselves. It explicates concepts such as "development" and "educational reform" as if the so-called Third World is unable to identify and solve its own problems. I also discuss how the Bank's self-described role as a knowledge bank is based on biased notions of research knowledge and evidence-based practice. In the name of objectivity, the Bank promotes particular kinds of knowledge, which steer educational policies and reforms towards neoliberal capitalism. I conclude the article with some implications that Rancière's conception of emancipation and equality may provide for imagining alternative futures. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute for Education Policy Studies. University of Northampton, School of Education, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, UK. Tel: +44-1273-270943; e-mail: ieps@ieps.org.uk; Web site: http://www.jceps.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10