Definitions

Question 1

What is Neoliberalism

Answer 1

Economic liberalization, free trade and reduction in government spending and promotion of private industries.
• Economic rationalism imposed upon social, cultural, and political institutions.
• Redefining of the purpose and role of social, cultural and political institutions according to market logic.
• Prioritization of economic outcomes.(Cullen, 2014)

Question 2

What is Neo-conservatism

Answer 2

Shift in the role of the state from one of offering support to one of monitoring and ensuring compliance (VIT)
• Rise in national bodies – AITSAL/TESQUA, national standards, national curriculum, national testing. (Cullen, 2014)

Question 3

What is globalisation

Answer 3

• Appadurai (1990) notion of scapes:
• Financescapes – The rise of global and capitol exchange eg the ford model
• Ethnoscapes – Refers to those people in constant motion. E.g migrants, refugees, guest workers, tourists who affect the politics of nations to an unprecedented degree.
• Technoscapes – refer to the development and spread of technology through different national boundaries. Eg from sending mail to email
• Mediascapes – refers to the rise in media production and distribution. E.g newspaper, radio, TV and film.
• Ideoscapes – the flow if ideas. borrowing/mirroring of ideas from other countries to justify changes in education generally and teacher education in particular e.g. Pisa results, Literacy programs, Teach for Australia and OECD