Examining the Research Base on University Co-operative Education in Light of the Neoliberal Challenge to Liberal Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8157906 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Milley (0000-0002-5819-8086, University of Ottawa), Thursica Kovinthan (University of Ottawa) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 377-402 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Alberta Journal of Educational Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-4805 • E-ISSN: 1923-1857 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Press (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.55016/ojs/ajer.v60i2.55898 |
| OpenAlex | W2189671353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Debates have been taking place in higher education communities in Canada and other Anglo-American contexts between defenders of liberal education and promoters of neoliberalism. One development not addressed is the growth of co-operative education (co-op). The origins of co-op may reside in John Dewey’s (1939, 1966) ideas about experience and democracy, but co-op also resembles a neoliberal phenomenon. We reviewed the North American literature on co-op from 1990-2014 to see if and how the rise of co-op has posed a challenge to liberal education. Our analysis revealed a dominant focus on instrumental and economic purposes reflecting neoliberal reforms, strands of philosophical and empirical inquiry consistent with liberal education, and a notable absence of critical, emancipatory outlooks. We contend that co-op researchers need to rediscover the socially progressive promise of experiential education, informed by other educational subfields. We also argue that researchers interested in neoliberal challenges to liberal education need to tap co-op as a site of inquiry
Base (topology) · Higher education · Liberal arts education · Liberal education · Mathematics education · Neoliberalism (international relations) · Pedagogy · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Educational Reforms and Innovations · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |