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Educating the Neoliberal Whole Child: A genealogical approach

28 March 2022, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Shelves of books. Image: Tony Slade for UCL Media Services

Join author Bronwen Jones, chair Alice Bradbury and guest speaker Stephen Ball for the launch of a brand new book.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity (CSEE)

At this online event, the book Educating the Neoliberal Whole Child: A genealogical approach will be discussed by exploring what 'educating the whole child' means in the context of our current neoliberal education system.

Presenter

  • Dr Bronwen Jones

Chair

  • Professor Alice Bradbury

Guest speaker

  • Professor Stephen Ball

This event will be particularly useful for those interested in education policy, sociology of education, critical pedagogy and Foucault studies.


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About the Speakers

Dr Bronwen Jones

Research Fellow at IOE

Dr Bronwen is post-doctoral teaching assistant on the UCL MA Sociology of Education and Understanding Education Policy modules.

More about Dr Bronwen Jones

Professor Stephen Ball

Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Education at IOE

Stephen's main areas of interest are in education policy analysis and social theory: 1 - Changes in governance and new state modalities; 2 - The Global Education Reform Movement; 3 - The relationships between education and education policy and social class.

More about Professor Stephen Ball