{"product_id":"public-education-neoliberalism-and-teachers-paul-bocking-9781487506605","title":"Public Education, Neoliberalism, and Teachers: New York, Mexico City, Toronto","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom pressure to \"teach to the test\" and the use of quantitative metrics to define education \"quality,\" to the rise of \"school choice\" and the shift of principals from colleagues to managers, teachers in New York, Mexico City, and Toronto have experienced strikingly similar challenges to their professional autonomy. By visiting schools and meeting teachers, government officials, and union leaders, Paul Bocking identifies commonalities that are shaping how teachers work and public schools function.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile arguing that neoliberal education policy is a dominant trend transcending the realities of school districts, states, or national governments, Bocking also demonstrates the importance of local context to explain variations in education governance, especially when understanding the role of resistance led by teachers' unions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Bocking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487506600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487506605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022","brand":"Paul Bocking","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073015476479,"sku":"9781487506605","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_071484ab-56b4-40e2-997c-8ebfcb57608e.jpg?v=1685445301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/public-education-neoliberalism-and-teachers-paul-bocking-9781487506605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}