Education in the Age of Biocapitalism
Optimizing Educational Life for a Flat World
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Curricula, Philosophy & Social Aspects
| Author: | C. Pierce | ISBN: | 9781137027832 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | December 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | C. Pierce |
| ISBN: | 9781137027832 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | December 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Biocapitalism, an economic model built on making new commodities from existing forms of life, has fundamentally changed how we understand the boundaries between nature/culture and human/nonhuman. This is the first book to examine its implications for education and how human capital understandings of education are co-evolving with biocapitalism.
Biocapitalism, an economic model built on making new commodities from existing forms of life, has fundamentally changed how we understand the boundaries between nature/culture and human/nonhuman. This is the first book to examine its implications for education and how human capital understandings of education are co-evolving with biocapitalism.
