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Deconstructing the ‘magnetic’ properties of neoliberal politics of education in Bahrain.

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This article makes contributions to questions of why international transfers of programmes do not lead to the outcomes that nations engaging in them expect to gain. Using Bahrain as an example, it is argued that tensions arising from policy borrowing are rooted in the complexities of the political incoherence between the new teaching policies, the Kingdom’s economic vision and educational aspirations of many locals that have been shaped by old political and employment settlements within the nation state. The research shows that educating for global development is not a ‘magnet’ that equally attracts everyone.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 20, 2016
Publication Date Apr 18, 2016
Journal Globalisation, Societies and Education
Print ISSN 1476-7724
Publisher Routledge
Volume 15
Issue 2
Pages 175-187
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2016.1169516
Keywords Politics of education, policy borrowing, neoliberal globalisation, political settlements, education for economic gain
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2016.1169516

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